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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #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—
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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 1975

  • 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: #419 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,837 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: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedMNIllinois: #439 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,030 girlsILWisconsin: #350 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,050 girlsWIMichigan: #348 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,422 girlsMINew York: #374 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 2,213 girlsNYMassachusetts: #246 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,546 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedRIOregon: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,614 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: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedINOhio: #409 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,302 girlsOHPennsylvania: #457 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,066 girlsPANew Jersey: #320 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,894 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #602 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 4,466 girlsCAUtah: #390 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,469 girlsUTColorado: #420 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,630 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #606 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,825 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedVAMaryland: #304 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,768 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedDEArizona: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,032 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: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #662 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,468 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: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedALGeorgia: #581 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,423 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Karyn, so not publishedHITexas: #833 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,363 girlsTXFlorida: #777 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,890 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#246 · 1 in 1,546
  2. Maryland#304 · 1 in 1,768
  3. New Jersey#320 · 1 in 1,894
  4. Michigan#348 · 1 in 2,422
  5. Wisconsin#350 · 1 in 3,050

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#246191 in 1,546
Maryland#304101 in 1,768
New Jersey#320191 in 1,894
Michigan#348231 in 2,422
Wisconsin#35091 in 3,050
New York#374461 in 2,213
Utah#39051 in 2,469
Oregon#39451 in 2,614
Ohio#409211 in 3,302
Washington#41971 in 2,837
Colorado#42061 in 2,630
Illinois#439231 in 3,030
Pennsylvania#457161 in 4,066
Arizona#51851 in 3,032
Georgia#58171 in 4,423
California#602311 in 4,466
Missouri#60651 in 5,825
North Carolina#66251 in 6,468
Florida#77761 in 6,890
Texas#833131 in 7,363
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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 1975

girls
#519
340 births · 1 in 4,288 girls

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #519Karyn340
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 4,288 of them was named Karyn, which outranked 95.1% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Karyn
  1. #513Tawana346
  2. #517Katharine345
  3. #518Selena344
  4. #519Karyn340
  5. #519Pauline340
  6. #521Dionne339
  7. #522Clara337
  8. #523Latosha336

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

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →