Girls' name · since 1940
Charlynn
791 babies named Charlynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,070 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 791
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
791 babies have been named Charlynn since 1940, making it today's #12070 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Charlynn recorded 791 times among girls since 1940, holding rank #12070 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2025.
- #8,803 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,070 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 791 born since 1940
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlynn ranks #8,803 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,070 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 791 born since 1940, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,070 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 791
- born since 1940
- 1960s
- peak decade
Charlynn's 791 recorded births place it above 87.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Charlynn compares
791 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
Charlynn's all-time total is 110% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Charlynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 791 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Charlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charlynn's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1952 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (1952)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Charlynn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (164 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Charlynn's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Charlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
91 births
- 1950s
1950s
148 births
- 1960s
1960s
164 births
- 1970s
1970s
143 births
- 1980s
1980s
94 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 164 births (21% of all-time use).
How Charlynn 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 Charlynn's total volume
Charlynn by state
Where Charlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 791 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Charlynn's data
- Charlynn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Charlynns (5 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 Charlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
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, 1940–2025 (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 Charlynn 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.