Girls' name · since 1963
Karilynn
112 babies named Karilynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,880 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karilynn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 112 recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Karilynn recorded 112 times among girls since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2021.
- #25,880 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karilynn ranks #25,880 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,880 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karilynn's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karilynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karilynn splits its recorded history at 1991: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karilynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2021
- Peak year (1985)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Karilynn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (37 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Karilynn's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Karilynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 37 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Karilynn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Karilynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1963–2021 (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 Karilynn 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.