Girls' name · since 1922
Carlynn
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 825 babies named Carlynn, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,554 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,103 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 825
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Carlynn is the #15103 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 825 recorded since 1922.
Carlynn has 825 recorded births among girls since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15103 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #8,554 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,103 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 825 born since 1922
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlynn ranks #8,554 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,103 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 825 born since 1922, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,554 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,103 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 825
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Carlynn's 825 recorded births place it above 88.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Carlynn compares
825 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Carlynn's all-time total is 119% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carlynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 825 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Carlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carlynn's full recorded timeline at 1986, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Carlynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (186 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Carlynn's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Carlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 57
1940s
57 births
- 1950s 64
1950s
64 births
- 1960s 61
1960s
61 births
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
94 births
- 1990s
1990s
126 births
- 2000s
2000s
104 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s 71
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 186 births (23% of all-time use).
How Carlynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Carlynn's total volume
Carlynn by state
Where Carlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 0.7% |
6 of 825 births nationwide.
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What to do with Carlynn's data
- Carlynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Carlynns (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Carlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Carlynn 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.