Feminine dossier · first seen 1917
Karine
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
1966
Peak births
53
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Karine
How many people are named Karine?
An estimated 1,056 living Americans are named Karine.
How rare is Karine?
Karine is very rare among babies today, with 6 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 88.7% from its 1966 peak.
How old is the typical Karine?
The median age of a living American named Karine is approximately 40 years, with most bearers falling between 27 and 54 years old.
Is Karine still popular?
Yes. Karine is holding steady, with 6 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Karine most common?
Karine has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.3× more often than the national baseline.
1917Peak 19662025
Peak year
1966
Decline from peak
88.7%
2025
6
All-time
1,212
Where it lives now
Karine is most concentrated in California — about 2.3× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Karine is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.