Karalyn
Karalyn was the 9153rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 2694th with 46 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,367 places. More babies were named Karalyn in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,153 girls, down 2,669 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199646 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,601babies recorded
Karalyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,153 | 11 |
| 2020 | #6,484 | 18 |
| 2010 | #3,995 | 38 |
| 2000 | #3,365 | 40 |
| 1990 | #3,254 | 34 |
| 1980 | #4,216 | 18 |
| 1970 | #3,360 | 19 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Karalyn, counting every spelling?
Karalyn 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 Karalyn?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Karalyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Karalyn 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Karalyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Karalyn?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Karalyn are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 18 and 41. That makes Karalyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Karalyn by state
How common Karalyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. 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 Karalyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Karalyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Karalyn
How popular is the name Karalyn?
Karalyn was the 9153rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 2694th with 46 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,367 places. More babies were named Karalyn in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Karalyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Karalyn in the US.
Where is Karalyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Karalyn was most common in Ohio (0.02 per 1,000 girls).