Is Karalyn a boy or girl name?

Karalyn is a girl’s name. Of the 1,601 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Karalyn

Recorded 1941–2025 · United States

Karalyn was most popular in 1996, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,477 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,601 people named Karalyn.

Karalyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Karalyn’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Karalyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Karalyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,601 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