How Many People Are Named Caryn?
An estimated 10,231 people in the United States have the first name Caryn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Caryn peaked in popularity in 1965 with 492 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caryn 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 Caryn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,231
About 1 in 33,502 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1965
492 births
Total Registered
12,182
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caryn
Caryn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,182 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Caryn as a female name
Ranked #15,999 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1965 (492 births)
Caryn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caryn span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 3,351 babies were registered. Caryn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caryn by Decade
How has Caryn 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.
Caryn by State
Birth registrations for Caryn span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Rhode Island, New Hampshire, South Carolina. On average, about 269 Caryns were registered per state.
Caryn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caryn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caryn
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Caryn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caryn?
We estimate approximately 10,231 people named Caryn 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 33,502 Americans share this first name.
Is Caryn a common name?
Caryn is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,182 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caryn most popular?
Caryn reached peak popularity in 1965, when 492 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caryn is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caryn a female name?
Caryn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caryn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caryn Smith, Caryn Johnson, Caryn 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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