Girls' name · since 1940
Carloyn
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 248 babies named Carloyn, peaking in 1940. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 248
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
248 girls have been named Carloyn since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Carloyn has 248 recorded births among girls since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1984.
- #17,659 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 248 born since 1940
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carloyn ranks #17,659 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 248 born since 1940, peaking in the 1950s.
- #17,659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 248
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Carloyn's 248 recorded births place it above 75.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Carloyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carloyn's full recorded timeline at 1958, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1941, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1940 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carloyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1984
- Peak year (1940)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Carloyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (77 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Carloyn's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Carloyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
66 births
- 1950s
1950s
77 births
- 1960s
1960s
75 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 77 births (31% of all-time use).
Carloyn by state
Where Carloyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 248 births nationwide.
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What to do with Carloyn's data
- Carloyn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Carloyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Carloyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1940–1984 (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 Carloyn 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.