girl's name
Caralyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,151
Scotland
#634
1990 births
Caralyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1998, when 33 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1937.
Caralyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 12 |
| 1940s | 53 |
| 1950s | 76 |
| 1960s | 126 |
| 1970s | 93 |
| 1980s | 162 |
| 1990s | 192 |
| 2000s | 216 |
| 2010s | 188 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 30 |
How popular is Caralyn?
In 2025, Caralyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Caralyn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Caralyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Caralyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Caralyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Caralyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Caralyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Caralyn
How popular is the name Caralyn?
In 2025, Caralyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Caralyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Caralyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Caralyn most popular?
Caralyn peaked in 1998, when 33 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Caralyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Caralyn currently ranks #13,247 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.