Karlyn Girl
How popular is Karlyn?
#6,545 girl name in 2025
17 baby girls were named Karlyn in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name.
2,142living people named Karlyn (est.)
37median age of people named Karlyn
2,392babies named Karlyn since 1880
1 in 195,020US babies born in 2025
Karlyn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,545 for girls (▲ 4572 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-26% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,651 in 2015, #8,401 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1992 (51 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,776 in 1968 |
| First recorded | 1924 |
| 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 |
Karlyn 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.
Karlyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1930s | 100 | #1,873 |
| 1940s | 186 | #1,857 |
| 1950s | 223 | #1,988 |
| 1960s | 300 | #1,776 |
| 1970s | 232 | #2,247 |
| 1980s | 281 | #2,544 |
| 1990s | 397 | #2,483 |
| 2000s | 336 | #3,016 |
| 2010s | 258 | #4,422 |
| 2020s | 67 | #6,545 |
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Questions
- Is Karlyn a boy or girl name?
- Karlyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Karlyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Karlyn?
- 17 baby girls were named Karlyn in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name.
- When was Karlyn most popular?
- Karlyn peaked in 1992, when 51 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,776 in 1968.
- How many people are named Karlyn?
- 2,392 babies have been named Karlyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,142 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
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.