Is Karlin a boy or girl name?

Karlin is a unisex name. Of the 886 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 51.9% were girls and 48.1% were boys. It changed hands in 1999, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Karlin

Recorded 1938–2025 · United States

Karlin was most popular in 1999, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,993 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 886 people named Karlin.

Karlin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Karlin’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Karlin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Karlin is a unisex name — 51.9% of the 886 Americans given it were girls and 48.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 1999 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 25% girls and 75% 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