Is Calyn a boy or girl name?

Calyn is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 820 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 88.7% were girls and 11.3% were boys.

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Calyn

Recorded 1981–2025 · United States

Calyn was most popular in 1997, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,012 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 820 people named Calyn.

Calyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Calyn’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Calyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Calyn is mostly a girl’s name — 88.7% of the 820 Americans given it were girls and 11.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 76% girls and 24% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org