How Many People Are Named Carilyn?
An estimated 301 people in the United States have the first name Carilyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Carilyn peaked in popularity in 1958 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carilyn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carilyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
301
About 1 in 1,138,719 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1958
17 births
Total Registered
425
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carilyn
Carilyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 425 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carilyn as a female name
Ranked #15,205 in 2011
6 female births in 2011
Peak: 1958 (17 births)
Carilyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carilyn span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 101 babies were registered. Carilyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carilyn by Decade
How has Carilyn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carilyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carilyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Carilyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carilyn?
We estimate approximately 301 people named Carilyn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,138,719 Americans share this first name.
Is Carilyn a common name?
Carilyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 425 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carilyn most popular?
Carilyn reached peak popularity in 1958, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carilyn is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carilyn a female name?
Carilyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carilyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carilyn Smith, Carilyn Johnson, Carilyn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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