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Carlyn Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Carlyn?

Ranking 6,028th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Carlyn is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Carlyn has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #952 in 1943.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1992 with 74 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Carlyn in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1912.

Approximately during the years 1921-1924, 1925-1930, 1933-1936, 1938-1943, 1958-1961, 1972-1975, and 1979-1985, the name Carlyn took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1969-1972, 1994-1998, and 2015-2017.

Sometimes the name Carlyn has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Carlyn be?

Carlyn's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Carlyn has dropped.

The name Carlyn is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Carlyn (Girl)Carlyn (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 20 6,028 < 5 --
2017 28 4,822 < 5 --
2016 28 4,868 < 5 --
2015 31 4,502 < 5 --
2014 33 4,365 < 5 --
2013 37 4,013 < 5 --
2012 38 3,998 < 5 --
2011 33 4,376 < 5 --
2010 33 4,411 < 5 --
2009 44 3,626 < 5 --
2008 44 3,656 < 5 --
2007 45 3,608 < 5 --
2006 42 3,678 < 5 --
2005 46 3,322 < 5 --
2004 57 2,813 < 5 --
2003 48 3,090 < 5 --
2002 56 2,715 < 5 --
2001 57 2,637 < 5 --
2000 66 2,339 < 5 --
1999 52 2,680 < 5 --
1998 42 3,024 < 5 --
1997 63 2,177 < 5 --
1996 57 2,320 < 5 --
1995 58 2,284 < 5 --
1994 73 1,931 5 8,986
1993 72 1,949 < 5 --
1992 74 1,896 < 5 --
1991 68 2,018 < 5 --
1990 55 2,295 < 5 --
1989 61 2,054 < 5 --
1988 67 1,841 < 5 --
1987 72 1,683 < 5 --
1986 62 1,822 < 5 --
1985 69 1,680 < 5 --
1984 59 1,814 < 5 --
1983 47 2,100 < 5 --
1982 45 2,224 < 5 --
1981 47 2,160 < 5 --
1980 38 2,492 < 5 --
1979 26 3,158 < 5 --
1978 28 2,873 < 5 --
1977 26 3,011 < 5 --
1976 35 2,339 < 5 --
1975 44 1,994 < 5 --
1974 31 2,443 < 5 --
1973 28 2,573 < 5 --
1972 22 2,986 < 5 --
1971 38 2,139 < 5 --
1970 42 1,984 < 5 --
1969 36 2,104 < 5 --
1968 39 1,913 < 5 --
1967 46 1,682 < 5 --
1966 38 1,859 < 5 --
1965 49 1,596 < 5 --
1964 43 1,781 < 5 --
1963 40 1,840 < 5 --
1962 54 1,526 < 5 --
1961 53 1,551 < 5 --
1960 39 1,812 < 5 --
1959 40 1,741 < 5 --
1958 32 1,942 < 5 --
1957 42 1,655 5 4,064
1956 51 1,487 < 5 --
1955 42 1,581 < 5 --
1954 39 1,626 < 5 --
1953 41 1,535 < 5 --
1952 43 1,471 < 5 --
1951 37 1,559 < 5 --
1950 50 1,295 < 5 --
1949 36 1,547 < 5 --
1948 39 1,474 < 5 --
1947 58 1,183 < 5 --
1946 54 1,165 < 5 --
1945 47 1,143 < 5 --
1944 60 1,005 < 5 --
1943 68 952 < 5 --
1942 52 1,091 < 5 --
1941 38 1,225 8 2,681
1940 34 1,275 5 3,526
1939 30 1,351 6 3,165
1938 27 1,446 10 2,352
1937 32 1,285 < 5 --
1936 32 1,269 5 3,621
1935 24 1,514 < 5 --
1934 20 1,710 < 5 --
1933 24 1,516 5 3,718
1932 26 1,491 < 5 --
1931 17 1,954 6 3,442
1930 38 1,211 < 5 --
1929 25 1,562 5 4,048
1928 19 1,968 < 5 --
1927 24 1,732 < 5 --
1926 19 2,011 < 5 --
1925 19 2,036 < 5 --
1924 21 1,936 7 3,541
1923 14 2,481 < 5 --
1922 11 2,989 < 5 --
1921 16 2,300 < 5 --
1920 16 2,287 < 5 --
1919 17 2,080 < 5 --
1918 15 2,301 < 5 --
1917 17 2,012 < 5 --
1916 17 1,956 < 5 --
1915 15 2,061 < 5 --
1914 8 2,668 < 5 --
1913 11 1,907 < 5 --
1912 < 5 -- < 5 --
1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
1910 5 2,465 < 5 --
1909 6 1,995 < 5 --
1908 6 1,895 < 5 --
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 < 5 -- < 5 --
1905 < 5 -- < 5 --
1904 5 1,927 < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 5 1,972 < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.