Carlyn
3 countries#8362 in United States, 2025Popularity across 3 countries
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Country by country
United States
4,373 births recorded 1900–2025 · currently #8362 · peaked in 1994 with 78 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
58 births recorded 1976–1997 · peaked in 1989 with 7 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
4 births recorded 1993–1993 · peaked in 1993 with 4 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Carlyn’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #3317 | — |
| 2006 | #3669 | ↓352 |
| 2007 | #3601 | ↑68 |
| 2008 | #3645 | ↓44 |
| 2009 | #3619 | ↑26 |
| 2010 | #4397 | ↓778 |
| 2011 | #4353 | ↑44 |
| 2012 | #3988 | ↑365 |
| 2013 | #3918 | ↑70 |
| 2014 | #4350 | ↓432 |
| 2015 | #4488 | ↓138 |
| 2016 | #4850 | ↓362 |
| 2017 | #4811 | ↑39 |
| 2018 | #6010 | ↓1199 |
| 2019 | #5986 | ↑24 |
| 2020 | #5314 | ↑672 |
| 2021 | #9562 | ↓4248 |
| 2022 | #7631 | ↑1931 |
| 2024 | #6394 | ↑1237 |
| 2025 | #8362 | ↓1968 |
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