girl's name
Carilyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 425
Carilyn is a girl's name. In 2011 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1958, when 17 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1935.
Carilyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2011, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 27 |
| 1940s | 96 |
| 1950s | 101 |
| 1960s | 80 |
| 1970s | 40 |
| 1980s | 34 |
| 1990s | 22 |
| 2000s | 12 |
| 2010s (to 2011) | 13 |
How popular is Carilyn?
In 2011, Carilyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Carilyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Carilyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Carilyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Carilyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Carilyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Carilyn
How popular is the name Carilyn?
In 2011, Carilyn was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Carilyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Carilyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Carilyn most popular?
Carilyn peaked in 1958, when 17 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.