Recorded 1945–1977 Girls' name Peak 1947 54 births

Charyn — girls' name

54 babies named Charyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s231960s181970s13

The verdict

54 girls have been named Charyn since 1945, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1977.

54
total births
1945–1977
years on record
1940s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Charyn was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

7 babies were named Charyn in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Charyn between 1945 and 1977, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charyn performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Charyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 54 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Charyn at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

54

Since 1945

33 years of records

Peak year

1947

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1945

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1977

Charyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1945

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1947)
7
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197719731968196419601948194719461945 5

Charyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
23 births that decade — 43% of Charyn's all-time total
1940s231960s181970s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charyn?
54 babies have been named Charyn since 1945. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1947 with 7 births.
When was Charyn most popular?
Charyn was most popular in the 1940s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Charyn been used?
Charyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 33 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Charyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1945–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.