Girls' name · since 1939
Caryn
12,182 babies named Caryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12,182
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
12,182 girls have been named Caryn since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Caryn has 12,182 recorded births among girls since 1939, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2019.
- #1,478 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12,182 born since 1939
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caryn ranks #1,478 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12,182 born since 1939, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12,182
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
Caryn's 12,182 recorded births place it above 97.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Caryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Caryn's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 492, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Caryn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2019
- Peak year (1965)
- 492
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Caryn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (3,351 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Caryn's strongest decade.
3,351 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Caryn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 501
1940s
501 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,265 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,351 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,071 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,874 births
- 1990s 749
1990s
749 births
- 2000s 266
2000s
266 births
- 2010s 99
2010s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 3,351 births (28% of all-time use).
How Caryn 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 Caryn's total volume
Caryn by state
Where Caryn concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,877 | 15.4% |
| #2 | California | | 1,321 | 10.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,316 | 10.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 560 | 4.6% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 522 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 502 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Texas | | 447 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 415 | 3.4% |
1,877 of 12,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Caryn appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caryn's data
- Caryn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (3,351 total births); usage has since declined to 99 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Caryns (1,877 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caryn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1939–2019 (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 Caryn 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.