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Carlin

#6,516 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Meaning and linguistic origin unconfirmed

Carlin has been given to 4,565 babies in the U.S. since 1905. In 2025 it ranked #6,516 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 1992, with 62 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 58% boys, 42% girls all-time.

Babies named Carlin, 2025

1 in 255,000

Carlin over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
02040608018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Carlin over time

In 2025, Carlin went to 57% girls and 43% boys.

19052025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Carlin: meaning, origin, and history

Meaning and linguistic origin unconfirmed

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Carlin means

Carlin is a given name.

The naming story behind Carlin

Wikidata records Carlin as a given name. The entity identifier is Q110915447, and the classification was checked on 2026-10-20. The spelling matches a source label or alias exactly, without removing accents or linking it to a name merely because the letters look similar.

A database classification is different from an etymological explanation, so those questions remain open in the short meaning.

A modern root explanation needs an additional naming or linguistic reference.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 2,626 boys were recorded with the name Carlin between 1905 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 62 in 1992; its best national rank was #1,259 in 1905.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #4,293 in 2020 to #6,516 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #3,441 in 2015 to #6,516 in 2025.

In the United States, 1,939 girls were recorded with the name Carlin between 1920 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 51 in 1998; its best national rank was #2,446 in 1950.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #4,908 in 2020 to #6,590 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #4,161 in 2015 to #6,590 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

How common is Carlin?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 255,000
13 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 131,000
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#6,516
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
176,762 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Carlin sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 176,762 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Carlin. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Carlins were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Carlin was born before 1989 — so the typical Carlin is around 36 today.

Median birth year
1989
About 36 years old
Biggest decade
1990s
17.9% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
29.8%
Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950
2,181
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

1990s — 17.9% of all recorded uses (469).

Is Carlin rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+387
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
−2,223
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−3,075
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.41×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
21.0%
Peak was 1992 (62)
Years since peak
33
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
19.6% average annual change
Best rank ever
#1,259
1905

Spellings of Carlin

Carlin is not the most common spelling — Carl is, with 19.2% against Carlin's 0.10%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Carlin is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Carlin was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — boys, against 1 in 400,305 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Florida1 in —
  3. 3New York1 in —
  4. 4Ohio1 in —
  5. 5Pennsylvania1 in —
  6. 6Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Carlin has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Where Carlin is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Carlin was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 527,217 across all states with data. It was least common in Virginia (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Illinois1 in —
  3. 3Michigan1 in —
  4. 4North Carolina1 in —
  5. 5New York1 in —
  6. 6Ohio1 in —
  7. 7Texas1 in —
  8. 8Virginia1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Carlin has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Carlin around the world

Where Carlin ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2013
    #4,685
    in 2013
  • Canada
    1991–2016
    #2,204
    in 2016
  • South Australia
    1991–2008
    #726
    in 2008

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Notable people named Carlin

People whose public names include Carlin, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Carlin by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#6,516
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 2,223
Best rank ever
#1,259
1905
Peak year
1992
62 that year
First recorded
1905
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
2,626
Count in 2025
13

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#6,590
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,682
Best rank ever
#2,446
1950
Peak year
1998
51 that year
First recorded
1920
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,939
Count in 2025
17

Names similar to Carlin

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

CarverCarsynCarsenCarmelCartierCardellCarstenCarlyleKollinCarnellCarlitoDevlinHarlinDaylinCaronCarmelloBerlinGatlinCardenCarlisleCarmenCarderDallinCarlie

Names with a curve like Carlin

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Carlin, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

CelsoBaltazarSilvestreRoqueFaustoUbaldoRobinsonServandoFilibertoDemetrioLauroMaximino

Sibling names for Carlin

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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