Girls' name · since 1937
Caralyn
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 1,148 babies named Caralyn, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,379 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,148
- born since 1937
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,148 babies have been named Caralyn since 1937, making it today's #13379 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Caralyn recorded 1,148 times among girls since 1937, holding rank #13379 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2025.
- #6,822 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,379 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,148 born since 1937
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caralyn ranks #6,822 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,379 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,148 born since 1937, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,379 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,148
- born since 1937
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caralyn's 1,148 recorded births place it above 90.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Caralyn compares
1,148 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Caralyn's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caralyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,148 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Caralyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caralyn's full recorded timeline at 1982, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caralyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Caralyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (216 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Caralyn's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Caralyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1950s 76
1950s
76 births
- 1960s
1960s
126 births
- 1970s
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
162 births
- 1990s
1990s
192 births
- 2000s
2000s
216 births
- 2010s
2010s
188 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 216 births (19% of all-time use).
How Caralyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Caralyn's total volume
Caralyn by state
Where Caralyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
20 of 1,148 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Caralyn's data
- Caralyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (216 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Caralyns (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caralyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~88 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1937–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caralyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.