Caralyn
Caralyn was the 13524th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 2618th; the most babies were born in 1998 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,024 places. More babies were named Caralyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,524 girls, down 6,237 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199833 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,148babies recorded
Caralyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,524 | 6 |
| 2020 | #7,287 | 15 |
| 2010 | #5,456 | 25 |
| 2000 | #5,527 | 20 |
| 1990 | #6,522 | 13 |
| 1980 | #4,167 | 18 |
| 1970 | #3,736 | 16 |
| 1960 | #4,211 | 10 |
| 1950 | #5,390 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Caralyn, counting every spelling?
Caralyn is a spelling of Caraline, a name family that had 53 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 53 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caraline | 15 | #7,206 | 104 |
| Karaline | 14 | #7,671 | 60 |
| Karalyn | 11 | #9,153 | 55 |
| Karalynn | 7 | #12,525 | 52 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Caralyn?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Caralyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Caralyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Caralyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Caralyn?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Caralyn are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 18 and 48. That makes Caralyn mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Caralyn by state
How common Caralyn was among girls born in each state in 1996–2000, around its peak. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Caralyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Caralyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Caralyn
How popular is the name Caralyn?
Caralyn was the 13524th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 2618th; the most babies were born in 1998 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,024 places. More babies were named Caralyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Caralyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Caralyn in the US.
Where was Caralyn most popular?
In 1996–2000, Caralyn was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 girls).