Name meaning & stats
Karine
Karine means “pure” (Danish origin). 1,179 US babies since 1940, peak 1966. Notable Karines are 1.8× over-represented as professors.
What it means
“pure”
DanishSpelling of Karen
A Danish form of Catherine.
Karen around the world
- Карен · Russian
- Карен · Ukrainian
- كارين · Arabic
- קארן · Hebrew
- カレン · Japanese
- 卡伦 · Chinese
- 가렌 · Korean
- Kareen
- Kateřina · Czech
- Kaarina · Finnish
Famous Karens
- Karen Blixen · Danish writer (1885-1962)
- Karen Gillan · Scottish actress and filmmaker (born 1987)
- Karen Horney · American-German psychoanalyst
- Karen Uhlenbeck · American mathematician (born 1942)
Karen’s name day
- August 2 · Norway
In US birth records
Peak year: 1966
1,179 US babies were named Karine between 1940 and 2025.
Where Karines end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | 1.8× | Low · 8 people |
| Writer | 1.0× | Low · 4 people |
| Actor | 0.8× | Low · 4 people |
| Politician | 1.1× | Low · 4 people |
Among notable women who are professors, Karines show up 1.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people born 1940–2005 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 911 Karens spell it Karine
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1966)