How Many People Are Named Carlin?
An estimated 3,905 people in the United States have the first name Carlin. It is used for both genders, with 57.6% male. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Carlin peaked in popularity in 1998 with 107 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlin 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 Carlin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Carlin is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
3,905
About 1 in 87,773 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
57.6% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1998
107 births
Total Registered
4,535
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlin
Carlin is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (57.6%) and females (42.4%). Out of 4,535 total births registered, 2,613 were male and 1,922 were female.
Carlin as a male name
Ranked #6,885 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (62 births)
Carlin as a female name
Ranked #7,641 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (51 births)
Carlin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlin span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 901 babies were registered. Carlin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlin by Decade
How has Carlin 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.
Carlin by State
Birth registrations for Carlin span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in North Carolina, Virginia, Michigan. On average, about 30 Carlins were registered per state.
Carlin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carlin
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carlin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlin?
We estimate approximately 3,905 people named Carlin 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 87,773 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlin a common name?
Carlin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,535 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlin most popular?
Carlin reached peak popularity in 1998, when 107 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlin is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlin a male name?
Carlin is predominantly male. 57.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlin Smith, Carlin Johnson, Carlin 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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