Karlin

Popularity Trends

The name Karlin is the #6,871 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 868 recorded births since 1938. This represents the 11.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 11.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,256 (8.0% percentile) for all time with 460 births since 1938. For boys, it ranks #4,178 (8.8% percentile) for all time with 408 births since 1953.

Karlin first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1938 (1938 for girls and 1953 for boys). Birth data for Karlin is available in 68 out of the 86 years between 1938 and 2023 (56 years for girls and 51 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Karlin is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 54.5% of babies named Karlin were boys. Interestingly, until around 1975, the name was more popular for girls (72.1% girls from 1938 to 1974), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (52.1% boys from 1975 to 2023).

For girls, Karlin reached its peak popularity in 1996, achieving the 1.3% percentile (ranked #848) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 1996, with 8 births per million (ranked 1.3% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Karlin ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 34.2% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Karlin reached its peak popularity in 2019, achieving the 1.2% percentile (ranked #906) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 2019, with 8 births per million (ranked 1.2% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Karlin ranks #910 for boys (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 39.4% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Karlin".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

460

Peak Births

Peak Year

1996

First Recorded

1938

Peak Percentile

1.3%

Current Percentile

0.0%

Peak Rank

#848

Current Rank

#947

Female statistics

Total Births

408

Peak Births

Peak Year

2019

First Recorded

1953

Peak Percentile

1.2%

Current Percentile

0.1%

Peak Rank

#906

Current Rank

#910

Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

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Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Karlin", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 6 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Carlin" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Carlin..

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Karlin's popularity from 1935 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Karlin at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Karlin range from Kendell at 82.5% correlation to Sylvana at 81.2% correlation, with an average correlation level of 81.7%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Allison with 317.7K births (99% girls) and the least popular is Sylvana with 798 births (100% girls).

Karlin's share of births peaked at 13.5 births per million in 1999 (8.3 for girls in 1996 and 8.3 for boys in 2019). It reached its lowest point of 2.5 births per million (18% of peak) in 1953. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Karlin had 6.1 births per million, 45% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Kendell

6,676

82.54% (very strong)

Tarek

2,230

82.28% (very strong)

Allison

317.7k

82.18% (very strong)

Javier

105.7k

81.95% (very strong)

Stormy

8,374

81.77% (very strong)

Ana

109.1k

81.77% (very strong)

Ilana

5,529

81.61% (very strong)

Leandre

1,636

81.46% (very strong)

Lanae

2,890

81.33% (very strong)

Markus

14.6k

81.28% (very strong)

Brandt

6,091

81.24% (very strong)

Sylvana

798

81.22% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Karlin

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Karlin. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Karlin is pronounced as KAHR-lihn, which has 2 syllables.

KAHR-lihn

100.0%

KAHR-lihn (2 syllables)

Verified

100.0% confidence

K AA1 R L IH0 N

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like K AA1 R L IH0 N) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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