Recorded 1948–2007 Girls' name Peak 1960 27 births

Corlyn — girls' name

27 babies named Corlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s61960s112000s5
1960s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Corlyn was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

11 babies were named Corlyn in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Corlyn between 1948 and 2007, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Corlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corlyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Corlyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corlyn 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 27 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.

Corlyn at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

27

Since 1948

60 years of records

Peak year

1960

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1948

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2007

Corlyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1948

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1960)
11
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
4681012 2007196019591948 5

Corlyn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 41% of Corlyn's all-time total
1940s51950s61960s112000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corlyn?
27 babies have been named Corlyn since 1948. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1960 with 11 births.
When was Corlyn most popular?
Corlyn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Corlyn been used?
Corlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 60 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Corlyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cora, Corinne, Cornelia, Corrine, 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, 1948–2007 (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.