Carlin is an uncommon variant of Carolyn that peaked in 1998 and has grown less common since.
Carlin is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,520 among boys (13) and #6,591 among girls (17) — overall #7,923 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | #6,591 | #6,520 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | #7,667 | #6,908 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | #6,725 | #6,278 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | #4,932 | #4,457 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | #5,999 | #5,148 |
| 2020 | 49 | 49 | #4,910 | #4,297 |
| 2019 | 51 | 51 | #5,188 | #4,022 |
| 2018 | 59 | 59 | #4,910 | #3,459 |
| 2017 | 61 | 61 | #4,951 | #3,321 |
| 2016 | 62 | 62 | #5,659 | #3,006 |
| 2015 | 67 | 67 | #4,162 | #3,442 |
| 2014 | 55 | 55 | #5,188 | #3,626 |
| 2013 | 64 | 64 | #5,042 | #3,009 |
| 2012 | 58 | 58 | #6,388 | #3,012 |
| 2011 | 56 | 56 | #5,239 | #3,526 |
| 2010 | 63 | 63 | #5,133 | #3,134 |
| 2009 | 76 | 76 | #4,709 | #2,711 |
| 2008 | 89 | 89 | #4,378 | #2,380 |
| 2007 | 61 | 61 | #4,982 | #3,386 |
| 2006 | 62 | 62 | #6,413 | #2,748 |
| 2005 | 74 | 74 | #4,205 | #2,669 |
| 2004 | 75 | 75 | #3,759 | #2,796 |
| 2003 | 75 | 75 | #3,542 | #2,794 |
| 2002 | 61 | 61 | #3,997 | #3,113 |
| 2001 | 70 | 70 | #3,501 | #2,871 |
| 2000 | 91 | 91 | #2,820 | #2,386 |
| 1999 | 96 | 96 | #2,942 | #1,905 |
| 1998 | 107 | 107 | #2,656 | #1,795 |
| 1997 | 82 | — | #2,781 | #2,236 |
| 1996 | 80 | — | #2,905 | #2,150 |
| 1995 | 89 | — | #2,627 | #1,991 |
| 1994 | 83 | — | #3,111 | #1,852 |
| 1993 | 84 | — | #3,299 | #1,722 |
| 1992 | 102 | — | #2,928 | #1,474 |
| 1991 | 87 | — | #2,559 | #1,952 |
| 1990 | 91 | — | #2,605 | #1,731 |
| 1989 | 74 | — | #3,582 | #1,684 |
| 1988 | 64 | — | #2,881 | #2,205 |
| 1987 | 82 | — | #2,670 | #1,566 |
| 1986 | 64 | — | #3,068 | #1,797 |
| 1985 | 62 | — | #3,870 | #1,571 |
| 1984 | 65 | — | #4,349 | #1,366 |
| 1983 | 56 | — | #3,696 | #1,657 |
| 1982 | 53 | — | #3,432 | #1,897 |
| 1981 | 57 | — | #3,542 | #1,697 |
| 1980 | 43 | — | #4,168 | #2,120 |
| 1979 | 49 | — | #4,442 | #1,715 |
| 1978 | 36 | — | #3,402 | #2,951 |
| 1977 | 29 | — | #5,250 | #2,570 |
| 1976 | 35 | — | #4,654 | #2,122 |
| 1975 | 38 | — | #3,970 | #2,074 |
| 1974 | 37 | — | #3,123 | #2,562 |
| 1973 | 39 | — | #3,497 | #1,992 |
| 1972 | 27 | — | #4,818 | #2,338 |
| 1971 | 36 | — | #4,137 | #1,923 |
| 1970 | 31 | — | #3,737 | #2,412 |
| 1969 | 31 | — | #3,333 | #2,326 |
| 1968 | 33 | — | #2,977 | #2,213 |
| 1967 | 14 | — | — | #2,151 |
| 1966 | 34 | — | #4,532 | #1,541 |
| 1965 | 21 | — | #6,641 | #1,993 |
| 1964 | 28 | — | #4,383 | #1,908 |
| 1963 | 26 | — | #3,075 | #2,886 |
| 1962 | 29 | — | #2,935 | #2,529 |
| 1961 | 33 | — | #3,809 | #1,784 |
| 1960 | 38 | — | #3,375 | #1,661 |
| 1959 | 38 | — | #2,880 | #1,762 |
| 1958 | 25 | — | #5,485 | #1,848 |
| 1957 | 31 | — | #2,829 | #2,198 |
| 1956 | 32 | — | #3,351 | #1,835 |
| 1955 | 24 | — | #3,404 | #2,319 |
| 1954 | 28 | — | #4,013 | #1,771 |
| 1953 | 29 | — | #3,129 | #1,970 |
| 1952 | 27 | — | #3,056 | #2,086 |
| 1951 | 24 | — | #2,825 | #2,522 |
| 1950 | 34 | — | #2,447 | #1,826 |
| 1949 | 20 | — | #3,930 | #2,238 |
| 1948 | 29 | — | #2,605 | #2,042 |
| 1947 | 35 | — | #3,079 | #1,560 |
| 1946 | 28 | — | #3,052 | #1,770 |
| 1945 | 18 | — | #3,169 | #2,418 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | — | #2,489 |
| 1943 | 26 | — | #2,883 | #1,923 |
| 1942 | 23 | — | #3,008 | #2,053 |
| 1941 | 17 | — | #4,492 | #2,096 |
| 1940 | 22 | — | #4,449 | #1,687 |
| 1939 | 22 | — | #3,478 | #1,804 |
| 1938 | 14 | — | — | #1,912 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | — | #1,832 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | — | #1,649 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | — | #2,747 |
| 1934 | 32 | — | #3,878 | #1,326 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | — | #3,326 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | — | #1,931 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | — | #3,134 |
| 1930 | 15 | — | — | #1,980 |
| 1929 | 10 | — | — | #2,622 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | — | #2,687 |
| 1927 | 12 | — | — | #2,426 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | — | #3,441 |
| 1925 | 13 | — | — | #2,329 |
| 1924 | 14 | — | — | #2,248 |
| 1923 | 11 | — | — | #2,643 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | — | #3,925 |
| 1921 | 16 | — | #5,228 | #2,658 |
| 1920 | 14 | — | #5,092 | #2,993 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #3,799 |
| 1918 | 13 | — | — | #2,279 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,268 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | — | #3,223 |
| 1915 | 11 | — | — | #2,328 |
| 1914 | 9 | — | — | #2,301 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | — | #2,602 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,260 |