Girls' name · since 1915
Charlyn
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,829 babies named Charlyn, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,994 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,060 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,829
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Charlyn is the #15060 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,829 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlyn has been recorded 1,829 times among girls since 1915, currently ranked #15060 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #4,994 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,060 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,829 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlyn ranks #4,994 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,060 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,829 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,994 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,060 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,829
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Charlyn's 1,829 recorded births place it above 93.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Charlyn compares
1,829 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Charlyn's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Charlyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,829 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Charlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charlyn's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Charlyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (310 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Charlyn's strongest decade.
310 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Charlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 56
1920s
56 births
- 1930s
1930s
130 births
- 1940s
1940s
293 births
- 1950s
1950s
310 births
- 1960s
1960s
265 births
- 1970s
1970s
221 births
- 1980s
1980s
217 births
- 1990s
1990s
127 births
- 2000s 104
2000s
104 births
- 2010s 76
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 310 births (17% of all-time use).
How Charlyn 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 Charlyn's total volume
Charlyn by state
Where Charlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 92 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 21 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Utah | | 5 | 0.3% |
92 of 1,829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Charlyn's data
- Charlyn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (310 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Charlyns (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Charlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Charlyn 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.