Is Karyn a boy or girl name?
Karyn was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 14,140 US babies named Karyn were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,735
- Babies named Karyn since 1932
- 14,140
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 607 babies
Boys and girls named Karyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 55 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 967 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,856 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 4,311 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,671 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 1,710 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 939 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 424 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 185 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,735 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,896 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,361 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,889 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,585 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,541 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,488 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,146 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,210 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,634 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,832 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,171 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 38 | #4,057 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,316 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,304 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,648 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,069 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,532 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,442 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,084 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,073 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,295 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,486 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,034 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,210 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,072 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,794 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,507 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,512 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,386 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,309 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,181 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,569 | 166 | #1,036 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,093 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,045 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,120 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,009 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,119 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 187 | #821 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 167 | #909 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 213 | #767 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 281 | #652 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 275 | #632 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 307 | #565 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 372 | #502 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 329 | #533 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 340 | #519 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 342 | #508 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 378 | #476 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 384 | #471 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 484 | #430 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 460 | #459 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 427 | #467 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 463 | #442 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 436 | #455 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 417 | #465 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 510 | #412 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 607 | #395 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 539 | #416 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 415 | #475 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 255 | #637 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 242 | #652 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 230 | #662 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 221 | #665 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 220 | #664 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 208 | #666 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 151 | #786 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 156 | #740 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 153 | #736 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 138 | #759 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 173 | #666 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 206 | #586 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 176 | #624 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 176 | #623 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 188 | #613 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 99 | #831 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 82 | #835 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 64 | #976 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,107 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 71 | #934 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,348 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,567 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,704 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,837 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,048 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,161 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Karyn reached #8,569 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #395 in 1964. 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 Karyn
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.