Feminine dossier · first seen 1900

Carlyn

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1992

Peak era

1992

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1900Peak 19922024

Peak year

1992

Decline from peak

75.7%

2024

All-time

4,294

Carlyn 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 74 girls were named Carlyn.

In 2024, only 18 girls were given the name.

Down 75.7% from its peak.

All told, about 4,294 Americans have been named Carlyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1900.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1992

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