Recorded 1948–2023 Girls' name Peak 2009 408 births

Karlynn — girls' name

408 babies named Karlynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s221960s371970s301980s291990s602000s862010s1082020s30
2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Karlynn was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

15 babies were named Karlynn in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karlynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 408 babies named Karlynn between 1948 and 2023, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karlynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karlynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Karlynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karlynn 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 408 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.

Karlynn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

408

Since 1948

76 years of records

Peak year

2009

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1948

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2023

Karlynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1948

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
15
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
05101520 202320162009200119921980196619501948 6

Karlynn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
108 births that decade — 26% of Karlynn's all-time total
1940s61950s221960s371970s301980s291990s602000s862010s1082020s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karlynn?
408 babies have been named Karlynn since 1948. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 15 births.
When was Karlynn most popular?
Karlynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Karlynn been used?
Karlynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 76 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Karlynn?
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, 1948–2023 (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.