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Why parents love Carina- The Carina Nebula is one of Webb Telescope's most spectacular images.
- The meaning dear/beloved is tenderly Italian.
- Carina is the keel of the ship Argo — Jason's voyage.
- Three syllables with a warm, stellar sound: kah-REE-nah.
- Car and Rina are both embedded.
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The vibe of Carina
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Origin & history of Carina
Italian/Latin carina (dear/beloved) or Carina (constellation, the keel)
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English / Italian roots
Carina comes from the Italian/Latin meaning dear or beloved. The Carina constellation is the keel of the ship Argo. The Carina Nebula is one of the most spectacular objects photographed by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Italian/Latin; Carina constellation.
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Today
Carina remains a beloved choice, ranking #1230 in the US. 16,395 babies have been named Carina since 1914.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Carina?
1995
peak year
Today, Carina is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1230), with only about 200 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1995, 689 babies were given the name (ranked #383 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. Carina has been declining in recent years. In all, around 16,395 babies have been registered as Carina since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
689
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #383)
(ranked #383)
200
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,000
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
16,395
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Carina1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
Carina's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — nebula-seeking. People named Carina tend to be warm, cosmic, and gifted at being the keel that holds every voyage together.
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Keel that holds voyages✦
Webb-Telescope spectacular◈
Italian-beloved◎
Argo-Jason♡
Cosmic-warmC3
A1
R9
I9
N5
A1
Sum: 28 → Life path 1
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Personality of Carina🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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