Is Carlyn a boy or girl name?
Carlyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 0 boys were named Carlyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.5% of the 4,361 US babies named Carlyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,418
- Babies named Carlyn since 1900
- 4,361
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 78 babies
Boys and girls named Carlyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 22 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 105 | 100% |
| 1920s | 12 | 184 | 93.9% |
| 1930s | 32 | 270 | 89.4% |
| 1940s | 13 | 486 | 97.4% |
| 1950s | 5 | 417 | 98.8% |
| 1960s | 0 | 437 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 320 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 567 | 100% |
| 1990s | 5 | 614 | 99.2% |
| 2000s | 0 | 505 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 302 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 65 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,418 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,710 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,693 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,355 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,023 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,065 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,830 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,881 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,511 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,374 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,938 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 38 | #4,002 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,380 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,413 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,630 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,657 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,611 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,680 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,324 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,816 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,090 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,716 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,641 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,339 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,024 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,177 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,319 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,284 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,990 | 73 | #1,931 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,949 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,896 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,019 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,295 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,055 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,841 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,683 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,821 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,681 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,815 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,100 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,224 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,161 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,492 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,159 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,872 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,013 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,341 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,993 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,442 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,575 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,986 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,140 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,986 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,106 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,913 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,703 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,862 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,577 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,783 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,841 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,526 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,553 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,812 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,740 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,944 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,067 | 42 | #1,654 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,486 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,580 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,624 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,533 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,470 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,558 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,295 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,548 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,474 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,184 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,165 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,143 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,005 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 68 | #952 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,091 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,685 | 38 | #1,224 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,525 | 34 | #1,275 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,164 | 30 | #1,351 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,352 | 27 | #1,446 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,285 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,621 | 32 | #1,269 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,514 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,711 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,718 | 24 | #1,516 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,491 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,443 | 17 | #1,954 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,211 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,047 | 25 | #1,561 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,968 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,732 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,011 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,036 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,542 | 21 | #1,936 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,481 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,990 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,300 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,287 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,080 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,301 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,012 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,956 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,061 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,668 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,907 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,465 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,995 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,895 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,927 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,972 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carlyn reached #2,352 in 1938. As a girl name, it reached #952 in 1943. 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 Carlyn
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.