Masculine dossier · first seen 1905

Carlin

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Carlin
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1992

Peak era

1992

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1905Peak 19922024

Peak year

1992

Decline from peak

80.6%

2024

All-time

2,613

Carlin is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1992, when 62 boys were named Carlin.

In 2024, only 12 boys were given the name.

Down 80.6% from its peak.

All told, about 2,613 Americans have been named Carlin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1905.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1992

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