Is Karlyn a boy or girl name?

Karlyn is a girl’s name. Of the 2,392 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.7% were girls and 0.3% were boys.

Karlyn

Recorded 1924–2025 · United States

Karlyn was most popular in 1992, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,052 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,392 people named Karlyn.

Karlyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Karlyn’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Karlyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Karlyn is a girl’s name — 99.7% of the 2,392 Americans given it were girls and 0.3% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Karlyn

Where Karlyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 6.7×

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