Carin
A girls’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning a form of karen or caring, pure.
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no recent records
Rarity
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Carin by the numbers
Its American peak was 175 babies in 1970, making it a 1970s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Carinadear or beloved235 in the US (2017)
- Carlinlittle champion; from Cathal61 in the US (2017)
- Carisgrace or kindness41 in the US (2017)
- Cariflows like water or flowing8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Catrinpure; a form of Catherine10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carminsong or verse; a form of Carmen9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Carin
Names that are said the same way as Carin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Karenpure; a form of Catherine559 in the US (2017)
- Karinpure; a form of Karen30 in the US (2017)
- Karynpure; a form of Karen or Carina23 in the US (2017)
- Kareengenerous; a form of Karim11 in the US (2017)
- Karinnepure; a form of Karen or Karin7 in the US (2017)
- Karinepure; a form of Katherine5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean purity
Like Carin, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Carin
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