Karalyn Girl
How popular is Karalyn?
#8,858 girl name in 2025
11 baby girls were named Karalyn in the US in 2025, making it the 8858th most popular girl name.
Karalyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #8,858 for girls (▲ 1408 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-62% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,724 in 2015, #6,321 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1996 (46 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,668 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1941 |
| 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 |
Karalyn 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.
Where Karalyn is most popular
Babies named Karalyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Karalyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 35 | #4,052 |
| 1950s | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1960s | 100 | #3,148 |
| 1970s | 160 | #3,311 |
| 1980s | 249 | #2,986 |
| 1990s | 371 | #2,668 |
| 2000s | 359 | #3,329 |
| 2010s | 248 | #3,960 |
| 2020s | 73 | #6,321 |
Girl names about as popular as Karalyn
Questions
- Is Karalyn a boy or girl name?
- Karalyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Karalyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Karalyn?
- 11 baby girls were named Karalyn in the US in 2025, making it the 8858th most popular girl name.
- When was Karalyn most popular?
- Karalyn peaked in 1996, when 46 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,668 in 1996.
- How many people are named Karalyn?
- 1,601 babies have been named Karalyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,550 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Karalyn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Karalyn was most common in Ohio, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
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.