Carlyn Girl
How popular is Carlyn?
#8,360 girl name in 2025
12 baby girls were named Carlyn in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.
3,462living people named Carlyn (est.)
40median age of people named Carlyn
4,373babies named Carlyn since 1880
1 in 276,279US babies born in 2025
Carlyn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,360 for girls (▼ 1969 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-61% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,487 in 2015, #5,310 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1992 (74 girls) |
| Highest rank | #952 in 1943 |
| First recorded | 1900 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Carlyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Caroline family of names ranked #107 for girls in 2025 (#102 the year before), with 3,137 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | 2,646 | 84% |
| Carolyn | 185 | 6% |
| Karoline | 119 | 4% |
| Carolynn | 45 | 1% |
| Caraline | 15 | 0% |
| Karolyn | 18 | 1% |
| Karaline | 14 | 0% |
| Karlyn | 17 | 1% |
| Carlyn | 12 | 0% |
| Carlynn | 5 | 0% |
| Carolyne | 9 | 0% |
| Karalynn | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Carlyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 22 | #1,862 |
| 1910s | 105 | #1,883 |
| 1920s | 184 | #1,554 |
| 1930s | 270 | #1,210 |
| 1940s | 486 | #952 |
| 1950s | 417 | #1,293 |
| 1960s | 437 | #1,524 |
| 1970s | 320 | #1,986 |
| 1980s | 567 | #1,677 |
| 1990s | 614 | #1,889 |
| 2000s | 505 | #2,328 |
| 2010s | 302 | #3,916 |
| 2020s | 77 | #5,310 |
Girl names about as popular as Carlyn
Questions
- Is Carlyn a boy or girl name?
- Carlyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Carlyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Carlyn?
- 12 baby girls were named Carlyn in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.
- When was Carlyn most popular?
- Carlyn peaked in 1992, when 74 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #952 in 1943.
- How many people are named Carlyn?
- 4,373 babies have been named Carlyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,462 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 40.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.