Girls' name · since 1918
Carlyne
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 207 babies named Carlyne, peaking in 1936. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 207
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carlyne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 207 have been recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Carlyne recorded 207 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2003.
- #19,461 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 207 born since 1918
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlyne ranks #19,461 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 207 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.
- #19,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 207
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carlyne's 207 recorded births place it above 73.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carlyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carlyne splits its recorded history at 1945: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1936 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carlyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2003
- Peak year (1936)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Carlyne by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (56 births, 27% of the file).
1940s was Carlyne's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Carlyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
30 births
- 1930s
1930s
45 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 56 births (27% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carlyne's data
- Carlyne's decade-level peak was the 1940s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carlyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1918–2003 (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 Carlyne 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.