Carlyn is an uncommon variant of Carolyn that peaked in 1994 and has since faded.
Carlyn is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,462 for girl births in the United States (and #14,464 across all names), given to 12 babies. Carlyn was first reported in SSA data in 1900 and peaked in 1992 (74 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #8,462 | — |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | #6,449 | — |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | #7,716 | — |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #9,693 | — |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | #5,356 | — |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 | #6,025 | — |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #6,066 | — |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | #4,830 | — |
| 2016 | 28 | 28 | #4,884 | — |
| 2015 | 31 | 31 | #4,513 | — |
| 2014 | 33 | 33 | #4,374 | — |
| 2013 | 38 | 38 | #3,938 | — |
| 2012 | 38 | 38 | #4,002 | — |
| 2011 | 33 | 33 | #4,381 | — |
| 2010 | 33 | 33 | #4,413 | — |
| 2009 | 44 | 44 | #3,630 | — |
| 2008 | 44 | 44 | #3,657 | — |
| 2007 | 45 | 45 | #3,612 | — |
| 2006 | 42 | 42 | #3,680 | — |
| 2005 | 46 | 46 | #3,324 | — |
| 2004 | 57 | 57 | #2,816 | — |
| 2003 | 48 | 48 | #3,090 | — |
| 2002 | 56 | 56 | #2,716 | — |
| 2001 | 57 | 57 | #2,641 | — |
| 2000 | 66 | 66 | #2,340 | — |
| 1999 | 52 | 52 | #2,681 | — |
| 1998 | 42 | 42 | #3,024 | — |
| 1997 | 63 | — | #2,177 | — |
| 1996 | 57 | — | #2,319 | — |
| 1995 | 58 | — | #2,284 | — |
| 1994 | 78 | — | #1,931 | #8,992 |
| 1993 | 72 | — | #1,949 | — |
| 1992 | 74 | — | #1,896 | — |
| 1991 | 68 | — | #2,019 | — |
| 1990 | 55 | — | #2,295 | — |
| 1989 | 61 | — | #2,055 | — |
| 1988 | 67 | — | #1,841 | — |
| 1987 | 72 | — | #1,683 | — |
| 1986 | 62 | — | #1,821 | — |
| 1985 | 69 | — | #1,681 | — |
| 1984 | 59 | — | #1,814 | — |
| 1983 | 47 | — | #2,099 | — |
| 1982 | 45 | — | #2,225 | — |
| 1981 | 47 | — | #2,161 | — |
| 1980 | 38 | — | #2,492 | — |
| 1979 | 26 | — | #3,159 | — |
| 1978 | 28 | — | #2,872 | — |
| 1977 | 26 | — | #3,014 | — |
| 1976 | 35 | — | #2,341 | — |
| 1975 | 44 | — | #1,993 | — |
| 1974 | 31 | — | #2,442 | — |
| 1973 | 28 | — | #2,575 | — |
| 1972 | 22 | — | #2,986 | — |
| 1971 | 38 | — | #2,140 | — |
| 1970 | 42 | — | #1,986 | — |
| 1969 | 36 | — | #2,106 | — |
| 1968 | 39 | — | #1,914 | — |
| 1967 | 45 | — | #1,703 | — |
| 1966 | 38 | — | #1,862 | — |
| 1965 | 50 | — | #1,577 | — |
| 1964 | 43 | — | #1,783 | — |
| 1963 | 40 | — | #1,841 | — |
| 1962 | 54 | — | #1,526 | — |
| 1961 | 53 | — | #1,553 | — |
| 1960 | 39 | — | #1,812 | — |
| 1959 | 40 | — | #1,741 | — |
| 1958 | 32 | — | #1,944 | — |
| 1957 | 47 | — | #1,654 | #4,065 |
| 1956 | 51 | — | #1,486 | — |
| 1955 | 42 | — | #1,580 | — |
| 1954 | 39 | — | #1,624 | — |
| 1953 | 41 | — | #1,533 | — |
| 1952 | 43 | — | #1,470 | — |
| 1951 | 37 | — | #1,558 | — |
| 1950 | 50 | — | #1,295 | — |
| 1949 | 36 | — | #1,548 | — |
| 1948 | 39 | — | #1,474 | — |
| 1947 | 58 | — | #1,184 | — |
| 1946 | 54 | — | #1,165 | — |
| 1945 | 47 | — | #1,143 | — |
| 1944 | 60 | — | #1,005 | — |
| 1943 | 68 | — | #952 | — |
| 1942 | 52 | — | #1,091 | — |
| 1941 | 46 | — | #1,224 | #2,685 |
| 1940 | 39 | — | #1,275 | #3,525 |
| 1939 | 36 | — | #1,351 | #3,164 |
| 1938 | 37 | — | #1,446 | #2,352 |
| 1937 | 32 | — | #1,285 | — |
| 1936 | 37 | — | #1,269 | #3,621 |
| 1935 | 24 | — | #1,514 | — |
| 1934 | 20 | — | #1,711 | — |
| 1933 | 29 | — | #1,516 | #3,718 |
| 1932 | 26 | — | #1,491 | — |
| 1931 | 23 | — | #1,954 | #3,443 |
| 1930 | 38 | — | #1,211 | — |
| 1929 | 30 | — | #1,561 | #4,047 |
| 1928 | 19 | — | #1,968 | — |
| 1927 | 24 | — | #1,732 | — |
| 1926 | 19 | — | #2,011 | — |
| 1925 | 19 | — | #2,036 | — |
| 1924 | 28 | — | #1,936 | #3,542 |
| 1923 | 14 | — | #2,481 | — |
| 1922 | 11 | — | #2,990 | — |
| 1921 | 16 | — | #2,300 | — |
| 1920 | 16 | — | #2,287 | — |
| 1919 | 17 | — | #2,080 | — |
| 1918 | 15 | — | #2,301 | — |
| 1917 | 17 | — | #2,012 | — |
| 1916 | 17 | — | #1,956 | — |
| 1915 | 15 | — | #2,061 | — |
| 1914 | 8 | — | #2,668 | — |
| 1913 | 11 | — | #1,907 | — |
| 1910 | 5 | — | #2,465 | — |
| 1909 | 6 | — | #1,995 | — |
| 1908 | 6 | — | #1,895 | — |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #1,927 | — |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #1,972 | — |