Carina
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning dear or beloved.
Carina by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Carina. In the US, 235 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 689 babies in 1995, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Corinaa form of Corinne; maiden or kore64 in the US (2017)
- Carminasongs or poems16 in the US (2017)
- Catrinapure; a form of Katherine16 in the US (2017)
- Carlinaa form of caroline, free woman11 in the US (2017)
- Czarinaempress or queen; feminine of tsar10 in the US (2017)
- Carisaa spelling variant of Charissa; grace or charity6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Carina
Names that are said the same way as Carina, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean love
Like Carina, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mollybeloved; a diminutive of Mary405 in England and Wales (2025)
- Freyalady; goddess of love1,802 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amybeloved1,724 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Carina
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