Carlyn

Boy · recorded 1924–1994

  • 1994last recorded
  • 1938best year

Most popular in 1938.

Last recorded in 1994. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Carlyn.

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Its story

Popularity since 1924

05919241942195919771994

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 11 recorded years as a table
Carlyn, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19246
19295
19316
19335
19365
19389
19395
19404
19417
19572
19943

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Carlyn isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1994
5
Rank in 1994
#8,800
How rare
1 in 386,406 boys
Since 1924
67

Carlyn was last recorded in 1994. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1938, at 9 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Carlyn doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.