Recorded 1950–1962 Girls' name Peak 1950 13 births

Karlyne — girls' name

13 babies named Karlyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s6
1950s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Karlyne was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

7 babies were named Karlyne in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karlyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Karlyne between 1950 and 1962, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karlyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karlyne performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Karlyne shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Washington, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Karlyne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karlyne 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 13 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.

Karlyne at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

13

Since 1950

13 years of records

Peak year

1950

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1950

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1962

Karlyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1950

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1950)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
5.566.577.5 19621950 7

Karlyne by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
7 births that decade — 54% of Karlyne's all-time total
1950s71960s6

Karlyne by state

Where Karlyne concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Karlyne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Washington
5 38.5%
Washington share of Karlyne's total US births 38.5%

5 of 13 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karlyne?
13 babies have been named Karlyne since 1950. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1950 with 7 births.
When was Karlyne most popular?
Karlyne was most popular in the 1950s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
Where is Karlyne most popular?
The top states for the name Karlyne are Washington (5 births).
How long has the name Karlyne been used?
Karlyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 13 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Karlyne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, 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, 1950–1962 (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.