Carilyn — girls' name

What the Data Says About Carilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 425 babies named Carilyn between 1935 and 2011, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carilyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carilyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Carilyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carilyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 425 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.