Girl · #6,667 in 2026

Carlyon

Carlyon is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies immediately east of the town of St Austell and has a coast onto Carlyon Bay, part of the larger St Austell Bay. The settlements in the parish are Carlyon Bay and Tregrehan Mills. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 1,577.

Current Rank
#6,667
Peak Rank
#1,771 (1946)
Total Babies
513
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1930
First Year
1973
Last Year
1946
Peak Year
#1771
Peak Rank
513
Total Count
35
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Carlyon

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Carlyon is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies immediately east of the town of St Austell and has a coast onto Carlyon Bay, part of the larger St Austell Bay. The settlements in the parish are Carlyon Bay and Tregrehan Mills. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 1,577.

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The Story of Carlyon

Carlyon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1930, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1946, when 26 Carlyons were born — ranking #1,771 that year. As of 2026, Carlyon ranks #6,667 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 513 Carlyons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Carlyon

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Frequently Asked Questions about Carlyon

What does the name Carlyon mean?
Carlyon is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies immediately east of the town of St Austell and has a coast onto Carlyon Bay, part of the larger St Austell Bay. The settlements in the parish are Carlyon Bay and Tregrehan Mills. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 1,577.
How popular is Carlyon in 2026?
In 2026, Carlyon ranks #6,667 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.
When was Carlyon most popular?
Carlyon reached its peak popularity in 1946, ranking #1,771 that year with 26 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Carlyon most popular?
Carlyon has historically been most popular in Oklahoma, Kentucky, Mississippi. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Carlyon.
Is Carlyon a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Carlyon is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Carlyon?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Carlyon include Neita, Diantha, Natascha. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Carlyon

Carlyon is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1930 and has accumulated 513 births in the dataset. Carlyon's peak popularity came in 1946 when it ranked #1,771. Use the chart and map above to compare Carlyon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.