How Many People Are Named Charlyn?
An estimated 1,310 people in the United States have the first name Charlyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Charlyn peaked in popularity in 1947 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charlyn 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 Charlyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,310
About 1 in 261,645 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1947
42 births
Total Registered
1,824
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charlyn
Charlyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,824 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Charlyn as a female name
Ranked #11,414 in 2022
8 female births in 2022
Peak: 1947 (42 births)
Charlyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charlyn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 310 babies were registered. Charlyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Charlyn by Decade
How has Charlyn 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.
Charlyn by State
Birth registrations for Charlyn span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Texas. The lowest are in Utah, Michigan, Texas. On average, about 29 Charlyns were registered per state.
Charlyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charlyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Charlyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charlyn?
We estimate approximately 1,310 people named Charlyn 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 261,645 Americans share this first name.
Is Charlyn a common name?
Charlyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,824 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charlyn most popular?
Charlyn reached peak popularity in 1947, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charlyn is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charlyn a female name?
Charlyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charlyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charlyn Smith, Charlyn Johnson, Charlyn 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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