How Many People Are Named Karyn?
An estimated 11,805 people in the United States have the first name Karyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Karyn peaked in popularity in 1964 with 607 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karyn 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 Karyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,805
About 1 in 29,035 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1964
607 births
Total Registered
14,140
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karyn
Karyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,140 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Karyn as a male name
Ranked #8,569 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (5 births)
Karyn as a female name
Ranked #12,735 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (607 births)
Karyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karyn span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 4,311 babies were registered. Karyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karyn by Decade
How has Karyn 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.
Karyn by State
Birth registrations for Karyn span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in South Carolina, Montana, Nebraska. On average, about 276 Karyns were registered per state.
Karyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karyn
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karyn?
We estimate approximately 11,805 people named Karyn 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 29,035 Americans share this first name.
Is Karyn a common name?
Karyn is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,140 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karyn most popular?
Karyn reached peak popularity in 1964, when 607 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karyn is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karyn a female name?
Karyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karyn Smith, Karyn Johnson, Karyn 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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