Charlyn Girl
How popular is Charlyn?
#14,938 girl name in 2025
5 baby girls were named Charlyn in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
1,450living people named Charlyn (est.)
56median age of people named Charlyn
1,829babies named Charlyn since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Charlyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #14,938 for girls |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #11,830 in 2015, #15,083 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1947 (42 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,400 in 1944 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| 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 |
Charlyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Charlene family of names ranked #1,413 for girls in 2025 (#1,324 the year before), with 117 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Charlyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 | #3,711 |
| 1920s | 56 | #2,193 |
| 1930s | 130 | #1,544 |
| 1940s | 293 | #1,400 |
| 1950s | 310 | #1,451 |
| 1960s | 265 | #1,988 |
| 1970s | 221 | #2,427 |
| 1980s | 217 | #3,147 |
| 1990s | 127 | #5,044 |
| 2000s | 104 | #7,088 |
| 2010s | 76 | #7,027 |
| 2020s | 18 | #11,226 |
Girl names about as popular as Charlyn
Questions
- Is Charlyn a boy or girl name?
- Charlyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Charlyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Charlyn?
- 5 baby girls were named Charlyn in the US in 2025, making it the 14938th most popular girl name.
- When was Charlyn most popular?
- Charlyn peaked in 1947, when 42 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,400 in 1944.
- How many people are named Charlyn?
- 1,829 babies have been named Charlyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,450 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 56.
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.