Carin
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a less common spelling of Karin.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Carin (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Carin has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2004. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 5,703 |
| 2000 | 5,665 |
| 2001 | 5,638 |
| 2002 | 5,576 |
| 2003 | 5,534 |
| 2004 | 5,512 |
| 2005 | 5,481 |
| 2006 | 5,448 |
| 2007 | 5,442 |
| 2008 | 5,433 |
| 2009 | 5,427 |
| 2010 | 5,408 |
| 2011 | 5,404 |
| 2012 | 5,379 |
| 2013 | 5,354 |
| 2014 | 5,319 |
| 2015 | 5,280 |
| 2016 | 5,228 |
| 2017 | 5,210 |
| 2018 | 5,175 |
| 2019 | 5,133 |
| 2020 | 5,090 |
Carin in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Carin.Hi! My name is Carin.
- Har du träffat Carin? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Carin? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Carin i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Carin this afternoon.
- Carins mamma är lärare.Carin's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Carins mamma is Carin's mum.
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Questions about Carin
How do you pronounce Carin in Swedish?
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What does the name Carin mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a less common spelling of Karin.
How popular is Carin in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Carin in 2022. In 2020, 5,090 people in Sweden had Carin as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2004 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.