Girls' name · since 1932
Karyn
14,135 babies named Karyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,339 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 14,135
- born since 1932
- 1960s
- peak decade
Karyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 14,135 have been recorded since 1932.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karyn has been recorded 14,135 times among girls since 1932, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2024.
- #1,339 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 14,135 born since 1932
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karyn ranks #1,339 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14,135 born since 1932, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,339 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 14,135
- born since 1932
- 1960s
- peak decade
Karyn's 14,135 recorded births place it above 98.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Karyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karyn splits its recorded history at 1979: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1932 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 607 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2024
- Peak year (1964)
- 607
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Karyn popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Karyn as boys' name)
Karyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (4,311 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Karyn's strongest decade.
4,311 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Karyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 55
1930s
55 births
- 1940s 967
1940s
967 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,856 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,311 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,671 births
- 1980s 1,710
1980s
1,710 births
- 1990s 939
1990s
939 births
- 2000s 424
2000s
424 births
- 2010s 185
2010s
185 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 4,311 births (30% of all-time use).
How Karyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Karyn's total volume
Karyn by state
Where Karyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,687 | 11.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,424 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,349 | 9.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 712 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 676 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 663 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 589 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Texas | | 539 | 3.8% |
1,687 of 14,135 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Karyn appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karyn's data
- Karyn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (4,311 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Karyns (1,687 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1932–2024 (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 Karyn 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.