Charlyn
Charlyn is a given name. Notable people with this name include the following:Charlyn Corral, Mexican footballer Charlyn Marie Marshall, known by her stage name Cat Power,, American singer-songwriter
Meaning & Origin of Charlyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Charlyn is a given name. Notable people with this name include the following:Charlyn Corral, Mexican footballer Charlyn Marie Marshall, known by her stage name Cat Power,, American singer-songwriter
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The Story of Charlyn
Charlyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 42 Charlyns were born — ranking #1,438 that year. As of 2026, Charlyn ranks #11,223 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Charlyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Charlyn
Charlyn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Charlyn's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #1,438. Use the chart and map above to compare Charlyn'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 .
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