Karlyn is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1992 and has since faded.
Karlyn is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,679 for girl births in the United States (and #11,589 across all names), given to 17 babies. Karlyn was first reported in SSA data in 1924 and peaked in 1992 (51 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #6,679 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #11,627 | — |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #9,951 | — |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #8,274 | — |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #12,838 | — |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #8,666 | — |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | #5,225 | — |
| 2018 | 27 | 27 | #4,940 | — |
| 2017 | 24 | 24 | #5,444 | — |
| 2016 | 32 | 32 | #4,477 | — |
| 2015 | 23 | 23 | #5,746 | — |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #6,581 | — |
| 2013 | 26 | 26 | #5,212 | — |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | #5,325 | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 25 | #5,455 | — |
| 2010 | 31 | 31 | #4,671 | — |
| 2009 | 27 | 27 | #5,300 | — |
| 2008 | 36 | 36 | #4,315 | — |
| 2007 | 27 | 27 | #5,303 | — |
| 2006 | 30 | 30 | #4,736 | — |
| 2005 | 30 | 30 | #4,531 | — |
| 2004 | 32 | 32 | #4,328 | — |
| 2003 | 25 | 25 | #5,022 | — |
| 2002 | 40 | 40 | #3,435 | — |
| 2001 | 43 | 43 | #3,224 | — |
| 2000 | 46 | 46 | #3,045 | — |
| 1999 | 29 | 29 | #4,026 | — |
| 1998 | 34 | 34 | #3,527 | — |
| 1997 | 36 | — | #3,262 | — |
| 1996 | 40 | — | #3,468 | #7,558 |
| 1995 | 45 | — | #2,704 | — |
| 1994 | 45 | — | #2,726 | — |
| 1993 | 35 | — | #3,249 | — |
| 1992 | 51 | — | #2,498 | — |
| 1991 | 48 | — | #2,571 | — |
| 1990 | 41 | — | #2,823 | — |
| 1989 | 25 | — | #3,946 | — |
| 1988 | 34 | — | #3,004 | — |
| 1987 | 32 | — | #2,992 | — |
| 1986 | 38 | — | #2,587 | — |
| 1985 | 38 | — | #2,562 | — |
| 1984 | 23 | — | #3,563 | — |
| 1983 | 24 | — | #3,376 | — |
| 1982 | 20 | — | #3,944 | — |
| 1981 | 25 | — | #3,380 | — |
| 1980 | 22 | — | #3,663 | — |
| 1979 | 15 | — | #4,723 | — |
| 1978 | 29 | — | #2,821 | — |
| 1977 | 15 | — | #4,519 | — |
| 1976 | 21 | — | #3,342 | — |
| 1975 | 23 | — | #3,094 | — |
| 1974 | 29 | — | #2,577 | — |
| 1973 | 17 | — | #3,701 | — |
| 1972 | 24 | — | #2,852 | — |
| 1971 | 35 | — | #2,273 | — |
| 1970 | 24 | — | #2,887 | — |
| 1969 | 26 | — | #2,616 | — |
| 1968 | 44 | — | #1,792 | — |
| 1967 | 24 | — | #2,520 | — |
| 1966 | 29 | — | #2,220 | — |
| 1965 | 30 | — | #2,177 | — |
| 1964 | 33 | — | #2,087 | — |
| 1963 | 36 | — | #1,965 | — |
| 1962 | 23 | — | #2,567 | — |
| 1961 | 29 | — | #2,221 | — |
| 1960 | 26 | — | #2,334 | — |
| 1959 | 30 | — | #2,079 | — |
| 1958 | 18 | — | #2,806 | — |
| 1957 | 30 | — | #2,007 | — |
| 1956 | 24 | — | #2,294 | — |
| 1955 | 17 | — | #2,775 | — |
| 1954 | 17 | — | #2,745 | — |
| 1953 | 21 | — | #2,331 | — |
| 1952 | 22 | — | #2,234 | — |
| 1951 | 22 | — | #2,156 | — |
| 1950 | 22 | — | #2,084 | — |
| 1949 | 17 | — | #2,464 | — |
| 1948 | 26 | — | #1,881 | — |
| 1947 | 25 | — | #1,971 | — |
| 1946 | 23 | — | #1,946 | — |
| 1945 | 15 | — | #2,286 | — |
| 1944 | 20 | — | #1,942 | — |
| 1943 | 20 | — | #1,969 | — |
| 1942 | 9 | — | #3,314 | — |
| 1941 | 13 | — | #2,469 | — |
| 1940 | 18 | — | #1,929 | — |
| 1939 | 14 | — | #2,254 | — |
| 1938 | 16 | — | #2,064 | — |
| 1937 | 11 | — | #2,636 | — |
| 1936 | 17 | — | #1,915 | — |
| 1935 | 15 | — | #2,153 | — |
| 1934 | 8 | — | #3,311 | — |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,588 | — |
| 1932 | 12 | — | #2,571 | — |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #5,469 | — |