How Many People Are Named Carlin?

3,933

people named Carlin are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 86,901 people in the US has this name

Based on 4,565 babies named Carlin in Social Security records from 1905 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#4,342

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Gender-Neutral Names

#270

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Peak Year

1998

107 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
46.1%
Male
53.9%

Of the babies given the name Carlin, 46.1% were girls and 53.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Carlin rose from 8.8% in the 1920s to 54% in the 2020s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Carlin alive today is about 33 years old, and 48% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 44 in 2025.

Under 30 1,897
48.2%
30 to 59 1,538
39.1%
60 and over 499
12.7%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Carlin first appears in the records in 1905 and was given most often in 1998, to 107 babies. In 2025, 30 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1905 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Carlin has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,259, in 1905. In 2025 it ranked #6,516. Among girls, its best rank was #2,446, in 1950.

BoysGirls
Rank in 2025#6,516#6,590
Best rank#1,259 (1905)#2,446 (1950)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#1,878 in the 1990s#2,840 in the 1990s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Carlin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Carlin were born in California than in any other state: about 123 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Carlin was given 2.9 times as often in California and 1.9 times in Texas.

California 123
Texas 51
Ohio 24
Pennsylvania 23
New York 23
Florida 15
Illinois 13
Michigan 9
Virginia 6
North Carolina 5

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