Karyn

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #12,161 · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #7,905
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1964 · 607 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,135
since 1932

Karyn over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Karyn has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #394, 1964girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2017#5,51723—
2016#6,40119—
2015#10,14810—
2014#6,98717—
2013#7,03117—
2012#5,55724—
2011#5,72823—
2010#5,10827—
2009#4,01338—
2008#4,26836—
2007#5,23027—
2006#3,61743—
2005#4,02935—
2004#3,49042—
2003#3,41242—
2002#3,06947—
2001#3,04646—
2000#2,27768—
1999#2,47158—
1998#2,02673—
1997#2,20062—
1996#2,05867—
1995#1,78780—
1994#1,506104—
1993#1,507104—
1992#1,381119—
1991#1,306127—
1990#1,180145—
1989#1,032166#7,9055
1988#1,092144—
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First appearance
1932

The first year at least five girls were named Karyn! It came in at #3,901, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1933–1936, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Karyn is popular in 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedNHWashington: #461 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,693 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #285 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,243 girlsMNIllinois: #218 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 1,201 girlsILWisconsin: #284 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,442 girlsWIMichigan: #279 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,845 girlsMINew York: #351 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 2,605 girlsNYMassachusetts: #259 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,968 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedRIOregon: #393 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,693 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedSDIowa: #344 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,163 girlsIAIndiana: #318 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,387 girlsINOhio: #401 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,828 girlsOHPennsylvania: #458 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,165 girlsPANew Jersey: #371 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,168 girlsNJConnecticut: #280 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,918 girlsCTCalifornia: #456 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 3,368 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedUTColorado: #398 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,649 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #503 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,210 girlsVAMaryland: #427 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,030 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedDEArizona: #442 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,679 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedARTennessee: #460 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,572 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #635 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,360 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedMSAlabama: #495 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,214 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedHITexas: #575 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,795 girlsTXFlorida: #499 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,440 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Illinois#218 · 1 in 1,201
  2. Massachusetts#259 · 1 in 1,968
  3. Michigan#279 · 1 in 1,845
  4. Connecticut#280 · 1 in 1,918
  5. Wisconsin#284 · 1 in 2,442

Best ever in a state: #138 in New Hampshire, 1970.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Illinois#218761 in 1,201
Massachusetts#259241 in 1,968
Michigan#279401 in 1,845
Connecticut#280121 in 1,918
Wisconsin#284151 in 2,442
Minnesota#285141 in 2,243
Indiana#318181 in 2,387
Iowa#34471 in 3,163
New York#351591 in 2,605
New Jersey#371171 in 3,168
Oregon#39351 in 2,693
Colorado#39861 in 2,649
Ohio#401231 in 3,828
Maryland#42771 in 4,030
Arizona#44251 in 2,679
California#456481 in 3,368
Pennsylvania#458181 in 5,165
Tennessee#46071 in 4,572
Washington#46161 in 3,693
Alabama#49571 in 4,214
Florida#499101 in 4,440
Virginia#50371 in 5,210
Texas#575201 in 4,795
North Carolina#63551 in 8,360
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Karyn
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 407 spots in 1942 (#1,335 → #928)
  • Biggest drop: 300 spots in 1984 (#820 → #1,120)
Rise & fade · girls
32 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1932
  • Peaked 1964 at #394 (607 births)
  • Births halved by 1979, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 41 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 41 yrs · run 1944–1983
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,122
  • Highest: 1 in 3,122 girls born in 1964 were named Karyn (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 231,456 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 30.5% of all girls named Karyn (4,311) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s55#1,684 (1939)#2,583
1940s967#612 (1947)#941
1950s1,856#586 (1950)#692
1960s4,311#394 (1964)#481
1970s3,671#430 (1971)#509
1980s1,710#650 (1980)#955
1990s939#1,180 (1990)#1,742
2000s424#2,277 (2000)#3,645
2010s185#5,108 (2010)#6,923
2020s17#9,546 (2020)#10,854

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.

Karyn in 1965

girls
#412
510 births · 1 in 3,461 girls

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #412Karyn510
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 3,461 of them was named Karyn, which outranked 94.5% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karyn
  1. #409Ida518
  2. #410Staci516
  3. #411Stella511
  4. #412Karyn510
  5. #412Lorna510
  6. #414Iris509
  7. #414Lauri509
  8. #414Sophia509

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1965 →