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Karin
Karin (かりん) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 花梨, 花 flower + 梨 pear. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 21 in 2004.
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Ways to write Karin
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
花梨
花flower梨pear
Girl, best No. 65 (2011–2012)花鈴
花flower鈴bell
Girl, best No. 87 (2014)果林
果fruit林grove
Girl, 9 notable people on Wikidata夏鈴
夏summer鈴bell
Girl, 6 notable people on Wikidata華梨
華splendour, flower梨pear
Girl, 2 notable people on Wikidata果凛
果fruit凛dignified, cold and clear
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Karin appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
郁鈴fragrant + bellGirl
郁凛fragrant + dignifiedGirl
伽林attendant + groveGirl
伽凛attendant + dignifiedGirl
伽凜attendant + dignifiedGirl
佳倫beautiful + ethicsGirl
佳林beautiful + groveGirl
佳臨beautiful + to faceGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Karin has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2004, at No. 21.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2014 | No. 50 |
| 2012 | No. 43 |
| 2010 | No. 36 |
| 2009 | No. 43 |
| 2007 | No. 37 |
| 2004 | No. 21 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Karin
Karin Miyamoto 宮本 佳林Japanese singer, dancer, and actress
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.