Is Carlin a boy or girl name?
Carlin is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 12 boys were named Carlin, so 53.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 42.4% of the 4,535 US babies named Carlin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,885
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,641
- Babies named Carlin since 1905
- 4,535
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 107 babies
Boys and girls named Carlin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 58 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 103 | 10 | 8.8% |
| 1930s | 138 | 13 | 8.6% |
| 1940s | 141 | 86 | 37.9% |
| 1950s | 161 | 131 | 44.9% |
| 1960s | 166 | 121 | 42.2% |
| 1970s | 197 | 160 | 44.8% |
| 1980s | 365 | 255 | 41.1% |
| 1990s | 469 | 432 | 47.9% |
| 2000s | 387 | 347 | 47.3% |
| 2010s | 333 | 263 | 44.1% |
| 2020s | 90 | 104 | 53.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #6,885 | 14 | #7,641 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,273 | 17 | #6,720 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,452 | 27 | #4,927 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,146 | 20 | #5,995 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,294 | 26 | #4,908 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,020 | 25 | #5,185 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,459 | 27 | #4,907 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,321 | 27 | #4,950 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3,006 | 23 | #5,657 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,441 | 35 | #4,162 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,625 | 26 | #5,188 |
| 2013 | 37 | #3,008 | 27 | #5,041 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,012 | 20 | #6,385 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,526 | 26 | #5,239 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,134 | 27 | #5,133 |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,709 | 31 | #4,709 |
| 2008 | 54 | #2,380 | 35 | #4,378 |
| 2007 | 32 | #3,386 | 29 | #4,982 |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,748 | 20 | #6,412 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,669 | 33 | #4,205 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,795 | 38 | #3,759 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,793 | 40 | #3,541 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,113 | 32 | #3,997 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,871 | 38 | #3,501 |
| 2000 | 40 | #2,386 | 51 | #2,820 |
| 1999 | 51 | #1,905 | 45 | #2,942 |
| 1998 | 56 | #1,795 | 51 | #2,656 |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,235 | 44 | #2,781 |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,150 | 41 | #2,905 |
| 1995 | 42 | #1,991 | 47 | #2,627 |
| 1994 | 46 | #1,852 | 37 | #3,111 |
| 1993 | 50 | #1,722 | 34 | #3,299 |
| 1992 | 62 | #1,474 | 40 | #2,928 |
| 1991 | 39 | #1,951 | 48 | #2,559 |
| 1990 | 46 | #1,731 | 45 | #2,605 |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,684 | 28 | #3,582 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,205 | 36 | #2,881 |
| 1987 | 45 | #1,565 | 37 | #2,670 |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,797 | 30 | #3,068 |
| 1985 | 41 | #1,571 | 21 | #3,870 |
| 1984 | 48 | #1,366 | 17 | #4,349 |
| 1983 | 35 | #1,657 | 21 | #3,696 |
| 1982 | 29 | #1,897 | 24 | #3,432 |
| 1981 | 34 | #1,697 | 23 | #3,542 |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,120 | 18 | #4,169 |
| 1979 | 33 | #1,715 | 16 | #4,442 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,951 | 22 | #3,402 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,570 | 12 | #5,249 |
| 1976 | 22 | #2,123 | 13 | #4,653 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,074 | 16 | #3,970 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,564 | 22 | #3,123 |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,991 | 18 | #3,497 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,339 | 11 | #4,817 |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,923 | 14 | #4,136 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,412 | 16 | #3,737 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,326 | 17 | #3,333 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,215 | 19 | #2,976 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,151 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 25 | #1,541 | 9 | #4,532 |
| 1965 | 16 | #1,993 | 5 | #6,640 |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,909 | 11 | #4,123 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,886 | 16 | #3,189 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,528 | 18 | #2,936 |
| 1961 | 21 | #1,784 | 12 | #3,808 |
| 1960 | 24 | #1,661 | 14 | #3,373 |
| 1959 | 21 | #1,763 | 17 | #2,880 |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,847 | 6 | #5,484 |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,198 | 17 | #2,829 |
| 1956 | 19 | #1,835 | 13 | #3,352 |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,320 | 12 | #3,404 |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,771 | 9 | #4,013 |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,971 | 13 | #3,129 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,086 | 13 | #3,056 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,522 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,826 | 17 | #2,447 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,238 | 8 | #3,930 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,042 | 15 | #2,605 |
| 1947 | 23 | #1,560 | 12 | #3,079 |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,770 | 11 | #3,052 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,418 | 9 | #3,169 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,489 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,922 | 11 | #2,883 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,052 | 10 | #3,008 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,095 | 5 | #4,493 |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,687 | 5 | #4,449 |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,804 | 7 | #3,478 |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,649 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,748 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,326 | 6 | #3,878 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,326 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,931 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,134 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 15 | #1,980 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,622 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,687 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,426 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,441 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,329 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,248 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,643 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,925 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,658 | 5 | #5,228 |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,992 | 5 | #5,092 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,799 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,279 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,268 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,223 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,328 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,301 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,602 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carlin reached #1,260 in 1905. As a girl name, it reached #2,447 in 1950. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carlin
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.