Given name
Karrington
“one who is admired”
Karrington is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “one who is admired.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “one who is admired.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karrington through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,734
- 306 boys · 1,428 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 112 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #9,305 for boys · #11,406 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 16% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,406 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 53.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 99 in 2000. It also appeared in 8 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,425 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Karrington’s family of names
Karrington has a related form in Karington. Karrington has a related form in Karryngton. Karrington has a related form in Karyngton.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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