Carlyn
Carlyn was the 8462nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 952nd; the most babies were born in 1992 (74). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,949 places. More babies were named Carlyn in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,462 girls, down 3,106 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199274 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,373babies recorded
Carlyn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 67 since 1924.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,462 | 12 |
| 2020 | #5,356 | 23 |
| 2010 | #4,413 | 33 |
| 2000 | #2,340 | 66 |
| 1990 | #2,295 | 55 |
| 1980 | #2,492 | 38 |
| 1970 | #1,986 | 42 |
| 1960 | #1,812 | 39 |
| 1950 | #1,295 | 50 |
| 1940 | #1,275 | 34 |
| 1930 | #1,211 | 38 |
| 1920 | #2,287 | 16 |
| 1910 | #2,465 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,972 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Carlyn, counting every spelling?
Carlyn is a spelling of Carlynn, a name family that had 45 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 45 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlynn | 5 | #15,375 | 55 |
| Karlyn | 17 | #6,679 | 55 |
| Carlyn | 12 | #8,462 | 54 |
| Carlene | 5 | #15,373 | 48 |
| Karlene | — | — | 27 |
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 Carlyn?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carlyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Carlyn 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carlyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carlyn?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Carlyn are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 26 and 62. That makes Carlyn mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Carlyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carlyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Carlyn
How popular is the name Carlyn?
Carlyn was the 8462nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1943, when it ranked 952nd; the most babies were born in 1992 (74). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,949 places. More babies were named Carlyn in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Carlyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Carlyn in the US.