Is Caryn a boy or girl name?
Caryn was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 12,182 US babies named Caryn were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Caryn since 1939
- 12,182
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 492 babies
Boys and girls named Caryn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 501 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,265 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,351 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,071 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,874 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 749 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 266 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 99 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,999 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,865 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,999 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,056 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,948 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,114 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,724 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,909 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,346 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,531 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,820 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,143 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,949 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,206 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,187 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,960 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,521 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,798 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,223 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,728 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,362 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,256 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,313 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,664 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,817 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,776 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,354 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,347 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,214 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 223 | #817 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 196 | #866 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 195 | #851 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 154 | #988 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 145 | #997 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 156 | #948 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 186 | #840 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 234 | #712 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 252 | #687 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 259 | #670 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 362 | #515 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 311 | #564 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 280 | #584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 269 | #599 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 284 | #566 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 295 | #557 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 281 | #581 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 368 | #510 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 362 | #527 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 373 | #505 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 319 | #538 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 274 | #573 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 387 | #477 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 492 | #421 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 344 | #529 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 294 | #572 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 289 | #582 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 312 | #563 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 267 | #614 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 308 | #555 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 279 | #594 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 255 | #612 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 259 | #584 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 206 | #652 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 219 | #613 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 189 | #652 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 197 | #627 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 181 | #648 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 172 | #650 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 153 | #675 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 97 | #881 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,031 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,293 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,597 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,704 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,755 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,449 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,418 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,443 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,824 |
Highest rank
Caryn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #421 in 1965. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Caryn
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.