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Origin & history of Karin1
Danish / Dutch / English / Finnish / German / Greek / Norwegian / Swedish / Faroese roots
Karin comes from the Danish / Dutch / English / Finnish / German / Greek / Norwegian / Swedish / Faroese tradition, meaning Chaste, Pure.
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How popular is Karin?
1970
peak year
Karin has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #6806), with about 24 babies named Karin each year. In 1970, 1,051 babies received the name (ranked #278). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 28,725.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
1,051
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #278)
(ranked #278)
24
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
240
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
28,725
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Karin8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
K2
A1
R9
I9
N5
Sum: 26 → Life path 8
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Personality of Karin💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
👑
Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
🔑
Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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