Feminine dossier · first seen 1924

Karlyn

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1992

Peak era

1992

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1924Peak 19922024

Peak year

1992

Decline from peak

84.3%

2024

All-time

2,368

Karlyn 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 51 girls were named Karlyn.

In 2024, only 8 girls were given the name.

Down 84.3% from its peak.

All told, about 2,368 Americans have been named Karlyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1924.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1992

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