Carilyn
- Last seen for girls in 2011 at #14,824
- Peak · girls
- 1935 · 13 births
- Debut · girls
- 13 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 425since 1935
Carilyn over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Carilyn has never cracked the top 2,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 |
| 2009 | — | |
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| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 |
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| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 |
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| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 |
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| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 |
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| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 |
| 1989 | — | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 |
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| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 |
| 1982 | — | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 |
| 1978 | — | |
| 1977 | — | |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 |
| 1974 | — | |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 |
| 1972 | — | |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 |
| 1967 | — | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 |
| 1964 | #4,636 | 9 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,512 | 13 |
| 1959 | #3,827 | 11 |
| 1958 | #2,862 | 17 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 |
| 1956 | #3,321 | 13 |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 |
| 1954 | #3,718 | 10 |
| 1953 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,372 | 11 |
| 1951 | #3,106 | 12 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 |
| 1949 | #2,726 | 14 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 |
| 1945 | #2,458 | 13 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 |
| 1943 | #3,040 | 10 |
| 1942 | #2,986 | 10 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 |
| 1939 | — | |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 |
| 1937 | — | |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 |
| 1935 | #2,305 | 13 |
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First appearance
1935
The first year at least five girls were named Carilyn! It came in at #2,305, and was given to 13 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1937, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Carilyn is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Carilyn in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Carilyn
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2011
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1935
- Peaked 1935 at #2,305 (13 births)
- Births halved by 1937, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 80,660
- Highest: 1 in 80,660 girls born in 1935 were named Carilyn (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 293,178 girls born in 2011 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 23.8% of all girls named Carilyn (101) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 27 | #2,305 (1935) | #3,044 |
| 1940s | 96 | #2,458 (1945) | #3,308 |
| 1950s | 101 | #2,862 (1958) | #3,611 |
| 1960s | 80 | #3,512 (1960) | #4,826 |
| 1970s | 40 | #6,048 (1976) | #6,503 |
| 1980s | 34 | #8,047 (1983) | #9,847 |
| 1990s | 22 | #10,271 (1991) | #12,768 |
| 2000s | 12 | #12,187 (2002) | #14,325 |
| 2010s | 13 | #13,448 (2010) | #14,136 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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