Is Caralyn a boy or girl name?

Caralyn is a girl’s name. Of the 1,148 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Caralyn

Recorded 1937–2025 · United States

Caralyn was most popular in 1998, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,960 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,148 people named Caralyn.

Caralyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Caralyn’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Caralyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Caralyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,148 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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