Girls' name · since 1918
Carylon
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 792 babies named Carylon, peaking in 1943. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,792 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 792
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
792 girls have been named Carylon since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carylon has been recorded 792 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1976.
- #8,792 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 792 born since 1918
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carylon ranks #8,792 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 792 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.
- #8,792 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 792
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Carylon's 792 recorded births place it above 87.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Carylon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carylon's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1943 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carylon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1976
- Peak year (1943)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Carylon by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (338 births, 43% of the file).
1940s was Carylon's strongest decade.
338 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Carylon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 78
1930s
78 births
- 1940s
1940s
338 births
- 1950s
1950s
202 births
- 1960s 131
1960s
131 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 338 births (43% of all-time use).
How Carylon 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 Carylon's total volume
Carylon by state
Where Carylon concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 30 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.6% |
30 of 792 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Carylon's data
- Carylon's decade-level peak was the 1940s (338 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Carylons (30 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carylon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1918–1976 (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 Carylon 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.