Karelyn
#18,412 most common girls' name of all time · #30,195 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1966–2025
Rank among girls
#18,412
Rank overall
#30,195 of 105,966
First appeared
1966
Years on the list
25 of 146
All-time
197
Since 2016
66
Peak year
2022 #6,297
Best rank
#6,297 2022
Girls
Boys
peak 19/yr
Karelyn first appears in 1966. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,526 |
| 2024 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,727 |
| 2022 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,297 |
| 2021 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,790 |
| 2020 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,435 |
| 2019 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,255 |
| 2017 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,331 |
| 2016 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,665 |
| 2015 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,330 |
| 2014 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,010 |
| 2013 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,011 |
| 2012 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,457 |
| 2011 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,375 |
| 2010 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,628 |
| 2009 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,865 |
| 2008 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,813 |
| 2007 | 13 | — | 13 | #9,140 |
| 2006 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,659 |
| 2005 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,901 |
| 2003 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,723 |
| 2000 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,094 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,262 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,222 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,845 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,506 |