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Karington

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How to Pronounce Karington

Pronounced KAIR-ing-tuhn /ˈkɛr.ɪŋ.tən/Low

Meaning: Karington is a K-spelling of Carrington, an English habitational surname from places so called in Cheshire and elsewhere. The name means the 'settlement,' Old English tun, 'associated with Cara or Cera.' Popular television glamour helped turn Carrington into a first name, and Karington is a modern respelled form of it.Low

In 30 seconds: Karington is a rare girl's name, a spelling of the English surname Carrington, meaning a settlement linked to a man named Cara. It appeared around 2000 (said KAIR-ing-tuhn).
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Origin LowEnglish
MeaningKarington is a K-spelling of Carrington, an English habitational surname from places so called in Cheshire and elsewhere. The name means the 'settlement,' Old English tun, 'associated with Cara or Cera.' Popular television glamour helped turn Carrington into a first name, and Karington is a modern respelled form of it.
U.S. rank (2017)#17113 ↘ Falling
2017 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2000
Total births (all-time)≈ 158

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200919962017

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Karington is a modern respelling of Carrington, an English place-surname built on tun, 'settlement.' Its rise as a first name owes much to 1980s television, and the K- spelling reflects the American fashion for softening surnames into fresh-looking given names. It has stayed an uncommon choice throughout.

Karington appeared mainly from the 1990s onward, in the wake of surname-names for girls, and stayed rare. A girl named Karington at its peak is a young adult today, a Generation Z spelling of a stylish surname.

Did you know? Carrington gained given-name glamour from the wealthy Carrington family on the 1980s television series Dynasty, which helped move the surname onto birth certificates.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Karington — Spelling of Carrington (English place-surname, tun 'settlement'); Dynasty-era popularity; peak c.2000.

Variations

CarringtonKarringtonCaringtonKerrington

Nicknames

KariKarrie

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Karington mean?

It is a spelling of Carrington, an English surname meaning a settlement linked to a man named Cara.

How do you pronounce Karington?

It is said KAIR-ing-tuhn /ˈkɛr.ɪŋ.tən/ - three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Karington a boy or girl name?

Karington is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Karington?

Never common, it reached only about fourteen girls in its best year, in the two-thousands, and stayed a rare choice otherwise.

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