Gender
Male
Origin
- Germanic
- free man
Pronunciation
k(a)-rlin, kar-lin
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #5553, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9714, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #5768, 16 births); most recent 2023 (rank #15178, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | – |
| 2024 | 11 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | – |
| 2019 | 16 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | 6 |
| 2017 | 14 | 8 |
| 2016 | 9 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data