Meaning and history
Contracted form of Caroline.
20062006: 42 births, rank #3,669
2007: 45 births, rank #3,601
2008: 44 births, rank #3,645
2009: 44 births, rank #3,619
2010: 33 births, rank #4,397
20112011: 33 births, rank #4,353
2012: 38 births, rank #3,988
2013: 38 births, rank #3,918
2014: 33 births, rank #4,350
2015: 31 births, rank #4,488
20162016: 28 births, rank #4,850
2017: 28 births, rank #4,811
2018: 20 births, rank #6,010
2019: 20 births, rank #5,986
2020: 23 births, rank #5,314
20212021: 10 births, rank #9,562
2022: 14 births, rank #7,631
2023: no US SSA record for this spelling
2024: 18 births, rank #6,394
20252025: 12 births, rank #8,362
In 2025, 12 babies were recorded with the name Carlyn, ranking #8,362 among girls.