Caryn vs Carolyn

Side-by-side comparison of Caryn and Carolyn — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Caryn

Girl name

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Name B

Carolyn

Girl name · Rank #1161

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Metric Caryn Carolyn
Current Rank Unranked #1161
Total Births (all years) 12,182 556,593
Peak Year 1965 1947
Peak Year Births 492 20,741
Peak Decade 1960ss 1940ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1939 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Caryn Carolyn
1880ss — 856
1890ss — 1,401
1900ss — 2,009
1910ss — 8,940
1920ss — 22,776
1930ss 6 69,525
1940ss 501 181,855
1950ss 2,265 124,067
1960ss 3,351 75,267
1970ss 3,071 27,048
1980ss 1,874 18,630
1990ss 749 12,885
2000ss 266 6,737
2010ss 99 3,481
2020ss — 1,116

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Caryn Carolyn
2014 6 375
2015 8 377
2016 12 352
2017 8 326
2018 — 313
2019 5 282
2020 — 270
2021 — 218
2022 — 194
2023 — 228
2024 — 206

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1939–2019.

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