Girls' name · since 1948
Karlynn
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 414 babies named Karlynn, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,248 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,413 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 414
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
414 babies have been named Karlynn since 1948, making it today's #13413 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karlynn has been recorded 414 times among girls since 1948, currently ranked #13413 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #13,248 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,413 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 414 born since 1948
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karlynn ranks #13,248 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,413 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 414 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,248 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,413 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 414
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karlynn's 414 recorded births place it above 81.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Karlynn compares
414 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Karlynn's all-time total is 10% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karlynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 414 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karlynn's full recorded timeline at 1998, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karlynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Karlynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (108 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Karlynn's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Karlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 108 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Karlynn's data
- Karlynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (108 total births) through the 2020s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Karlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Karlynn 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.