Girls' name · since 1989

Carlyann

62 babies named Carlyann in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,440 of 72,339
all-time among girls
62
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade

62 girls have been named Carlyann since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Carlyann has 62 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2018.

  • #32,440 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 62 born since 1989
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlyann ranks #32,440 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.

#32,440 of 72,339
all-time among girls
62
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Carlyann's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Carlyann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Carlyann's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Carlyann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2018)
8
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
456789 19891996199719982000200220072008200920102018 8

Carlyann by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (26 births, 42% of the file).

2000s was Carlyann's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Carlyann births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 26 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carlyann?
Carlyann has been given to 62 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #32,440 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 8 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
Where does Carlyann sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlyann ranks #32,440 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Carlyann most popular?
Carlyann was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Carlyann been used?
The SSA has tracked Carlyann since 1989 -- 30 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Carlyann?
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.

What to do with Carlyann's data

  • Carlyann's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2010s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Carlyann

Nearby Names Like Carlyann

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Carlyann

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Carlyann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–2018 (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 Carlyann 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.