Recorded 1940–1984 Girls' name Peak 1940 248 births

Carloyn — girls' name

248 babies named Carloyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s661950s771960s751970s251980s5
1950s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Carloyn was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

13 babies were named Carloyn in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carloyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 248 babies named Carloyn between 1940 and 1984, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carloyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carloyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Carloyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Carloyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carloyn 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 248 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.

Carloyn at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

248

Since 1940

45 years of records

Peak year

1940

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1940

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1984

Carloyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1940

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1940)
13
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
468101214 198419691964196019551951194719411940 13

Carloyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
77 births that decade — 31% of Carloyn's all-time total
1940s661950s771960s751970s251980s5

Carloyn by state

Where Carloyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Carloyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
5 2.0%
Tennessee share of Carloyn's total US births 2.0%

5 of 248 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carloyn?
248 babies have been named Carloyn since 1940. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1940 with 13 births.
When was Carloyn most popular?
Carloyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
Where is Carloyn most popular?
The top states for the name Carloyn are Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Carloyn been used?
Carloyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 45 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Carloyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1940–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.