Baby name

Carlyn

Girl

Classic name

1992 was its best year: 74 births, or 1 baby in 51,882. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 117 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 8360.

4,306births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 1889rank at its peak, in 1992

Where babies named Carlyn are born

1992

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Carlyn is most common in California (3.2 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Carolyn 556,777
Carly 66,466
Caryn 12,182
Marlyn 6,806
Cailyn 5,549
Carsyn 4,431

Names from the same era

Franchesca · Colby · China · Shanelle · Shawnee · Angelic

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