Meaning of the nameKarine
- Female
- French origin
- Latin origin
- Ka-ri-ne
Karine is a French feminine name, a form of Carina, a Latin name derived from carus, 'dear'; it can also work as a short form of Catherine.
Meaning
“French form of Carina, from Latin carus, 'dear, beloved'”
Source: Behind the Name: Carina (1)
- People (2022)
- 74,405
- Rank in Brazil
- #408
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 69,751
- people
Karine in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Karine, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (27,276 people).
74,085 women 320 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Karine is most common
States with the highest share of people named Karine in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.058%
- Minas Gerais 0.052%
- Mato Grosso 0.052%
- Rondônia 0.051%
- Distrito Federal 0.047%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 10,873 | 0.025% |
| Minas Gerais | 10,668 | 0.052% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,801 | 0.042% |
| Bahia | 5,500 | 0.039% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,977 | 0.046% |
| Paraná | 4,942 | 0.043% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,423 | 0.058% |
| Goiás | 3,306 | 0.047% |
| Ceará | 3,249 | 0.037% |
| Maranhão | 2,207 | 0.033% |
| Pernambuco | 2,149 | 0.024% |
| Pará | 2,033 | 0.025% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,890 | 0.052% |
| Alagoas | 1,439 | 0.046% |
| Amazonas | 1,402 | 0.036% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,323 | 0.047% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,126 | 0.041% |
| Piauí | 1,093 | 0.033% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,018 | 0.027% |
| Sergipe | 987 | 0.045% |
| Rondônia | 803 | 0.051% |
| Tocantins | 664 | 0.044% |
| Paraíba | 486 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 452 | 0.014% |
| Acre | 287 | 0.035% |
| Roraima | 208 | 0.033% |
| Amapá | 99 | 0.014% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Karine
Behind the Name describes Karine as a French form of Carina, a Latin name derived from carus, 'dear, beloved', and says it can also work as a short form of Catherine, by way of the Swedish Karin. In the Norwegian entry, Wiktionary treats it as a variant of Karina, linked to the Greek name Aikaterínē, whose original meaning is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 74,405 people named Karine, most of them born in the 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina. Carine and Karyne are among the spelling variants of Karine in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil).
This is the spelling with K, the most recorded in the group, and the one Behind the Name describes as a French form of Carina.
Other spellings of Karine
Sources
- Behind the Name: Karine (1) · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Carina (1) · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Karine · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Carine · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Karine · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Karine
What does the name Karine mean?
Karine means “French form of Carina, from Latin carus, 'dear, beloved'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Karine in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 74,405 people with the first name Karine, which ranks it number 408 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Karine a boy's or a girl's name?
Karine is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 74,085 women and 320 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Karine?
Karine is a name of French and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Karine most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.058% of the state's population is named Karine (4,423 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Karine?
Carine and Karyne. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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