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“man, husband, freeman”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Karlyn is a feminine given name documented in English. It is a form of Karla, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “man, husband, freeman”.
Meaning: “man, husband, freeman”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 17 girls (rank 6546). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Karlyn
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | 5 | 5,061 | observed |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | 12 | 2,490 | observed |
| 1933 | 7 | 3,406 | observed |
| 1934 | 8 | 3,159 | observed |
| 1935 | 15 | 2,095 | observed |
| 1936 | 17 | 1,873 | observed |
| 1937 | 11 | 2,570 | observed |
| 1938 | 16 | 2,021 | observed |
| 1939 | 14 | 2,206 | observed |
| 1940 | 18 | 1,900 | observed |
| 1941 | 13 | 2,397 | observed |
| 1942 | 9 | 3,194 | observed |
| 1943 | 20 | 1,949 | observed |
| 1944 | 20 | 1,916 | observed |
| 1945 | 15 | 2,237 | observed |
| 1946 | 23 | 1,919 | observed |
| 1947 | 25 | 1,946 | observed |
| 1948 | 26 | 1,858 | observed |
| 1949 | 17 | 2,410 | observed |
| 1950 | 22 | 2,053 | observed |
| 1951 | 22 | 2,116 | observed |
| 1952 | 22 | 2,200 | observed |
| 1953 | 21 | 2,301 | observed |
| 1954 | 17 | 2,695 | observed |
| 1955 | 17 | 2,725 | observed |
| 1956 | 24 | 2,249 | observed |
| 1957 | 30 | 1,989 | observed |
| 1958 | 18 | 2,755 | observed |
| 1959 | 30 | 2,054 | observed |
| 1960 | 26 | 2,307 | observed |
| 1961 | 29 | 2,197 | observed |
| 1962 | 23 | 2,539 | observed |
| 1963 | 36 | 1,952 | observed |
| 1964 | 33 | 2,071 | observed |
| 1965 | 30 | 2,154 | observed |
| 1966 | 29 | 2,191 | observed |
| 1967 | 24 | 2,492 | observed |
| 1968 | 44 | 1,776 | observed |
| 1969 | 26 | 2,585 | observed |
| 1970 | 24 | 2,856 | observed |
| 1971 | 35 | 2,247 | observed |
| 1972 | 24 | 2,820 | observed |
| 1973 | 17 | 3,635 | observed |
| 1974 | 29 | 2,556 | observed |
| 1975 | 23 | 3,052 | observed |
| 1976 | 21 | 3,287 | observed |
| 1977 | 15 | 4,425 | observed |
| 1978 | 29 | 2,801 | observed |
| 1979 | 15 | 4,626 | observed |
| 1980 | 22 | 3,609 | observed |
| 1981 | 25 | 3,340 | observed |
| 1982 | 20 | 3,898 | observed |
| 1983 | 24 | 3,340 | observed |
| 1984 | 23 | 3,527 | observed |
| 1985 | 38 | 2,545 | observed |
| 1986 | 38 | 2,564 | observed |
| 1987 | 32 | 2,972 | observed |
| 1988 | 34 | 2,987 | observed |
| 1989 | 25 | 3,893 | observed |
| 1990 | 41 | 2,799 | observed |
| 1991 | 48 | 2,550 | observed |
| 1992 | 51 | 2,488 | observed |
| 1993 | 35 | 3,221 | observed |
| 1994 | 45 | 2,701 | observed |
| 1995 | 45 | 2,687 | observed |
| 1996 | 33 | 3,429 | observed |
| 1997 | 36 | 3,224 | observed |
| 1998 | 34 | 3,497 | observed |
| 1999 | 29 | 3,970 | observed |
| 2000 | 46 | 3,020 | observed |
| 2001 | 43 | 3,198 | observed |
| 2002 | 40 | 3,394 | observed |
| 2003 | 25 | 4,943 | observed |
| 2004 | 32 | 4,287 | observed |
| 2005 | 30 | 4,487 | observed |
| 2006 | 30 | 4,685 | observed |
| 2007 | 27 | 5,230 | observed |
| 2008 | 36 | 4,268 | observed |
| 2009 | 27 | 5,226 | observed |
| 2010 | 31 | 4,608 | observed |
| 2011 | 25 | 5,358 | observed |
| 2012 | 26 | 5,253 | observed |
| 2013 | 26 | 5,143 | observed |
| 2014 | 19 | 6,451 | observed |
| 2015 | 23 | 5,653 | observed |
| 2016 | 32 | 4,423 | observed |
| 2017 | 24 | 5,338 | observed |
| 2018 | 27 | 4,889 | observed |
| 2019 | 25 | 5,163 | observed |
| 2020 | 12 | 8,406 | observed |
| 2021 | 7 | 12,206 | observed |
| 2022 | 13 | 8,032 | observed |
| 2023 | 10 | 9,616 | observed |
| 2024 | 8 | 11,122 | observed |
| 2025 | 17 | 6,546 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Karlyn” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
