Is Carlyon a boy or girl name?

Carlyon is a girl’s name. Of the 513 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Carlyon

Recorded 1930–1973 · United States

Carlyon was most popular in 1946, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,983 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 513 people named Carlyon.

Carlyon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Carlyon’s peak in 1946. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carlyon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carlyon is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 513 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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