Carlin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAR-lin
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Carlin is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Carlin mean?
Irish: Irish surname, from Ó Caireallán
An Irish surname used as a first name; comedian George Carlin is its best-known bearer.
Is Carlin a girl's or a boy's name?
Carlin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls and 13 boys in the US.
How popular is Carlin in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Carlin in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Carlin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 2 | #6,146 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Carlin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,545among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Carlin, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,878th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 51 girls. It first appears in the records in 1920. 13 boys were also named Carlin in 2025 (6,442nd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Carlin in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1934, 19% of the babies named Carlin in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 57%, with more girls than boys since 2020.
Carlin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 14 | #7,590 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 27 | #4,904 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,951 |
| 2020 | 26 | #4,878 |
| 2019 | 25 | #5,161 |
| 2018 | 27 | #4,886 |
| 2017 | 27 | #4,920 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5,620 |
| 2015 | 35 | #4,143 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5,161 |
| 2013 | 27 | #5,011 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5,205 |
| 2010 | 27 | #5,106 |
| 2009 | 31 | #4,676 |
| 2008 | 35 | #4,359 |
| 2007 | 29 | #4,942 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 33 | #4,191 |
| 2004 | 38 | #3,744 |
| 2003 | 40 | #3,528 |
| 2002 | 32 | #3,974 |
| 2001 | 38 | #3,482 |
| 2000 | 51 | #2,813 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,932 |
| 1998 | 51 | #2,648 |
| 1997 | 44 | #2,773 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,896 |
| 1995 | 47 | #2,618 |
| 1994 | 37 | #3,093 |
| 1993 | 34 | #3,285 |
| 1992 | 40 | #2,915 |
| 1991 | 48 | #2,544 |
| 1990 | 45 | #2,595 |
| 1989 | 28 | #3,560 |
| 1988 | 36 | #2,862 |
| 1987 | 37 | #2,655 |
| 1986 | 30 | #3,052 |
| 1985 | 21 | #3,851 |
| 1984 | 17 | #4,317 |
| 1983 | 21 | #3,686 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 23 | #3,532 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,147 |
| 1979 | 16 | #4,419 |
| 1978 | 22 | #3,388 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 16 | #3,948 |
| 1974 | 22 | #3,110 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 14 | #4,121 |
| 1970 | 16 | #3,711 |
| 1969 | 17 | #3,317 |
| 1968 | 19 | #2,969 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 17 | #3,065 |
| 1962 | 18 | #2,921 |
| 1961 | 12 | #3,792 |
| 1960 | 14 | #3,356 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,868 |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 17 | #2,822 |
| 1956 | 13 | #3,320 |
| 1955 | 12 | #3,376 |
| 1954 | 9 | #3,965 |
| 1953 | 13 | #3,105 |
| 1952 | 13 | #3,039 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,809 |
| 1950 | 17 | #2,435 |
| 1949 | 8 | #3,891 |
| 1948 | 15 | #2,588 |
| 1947 | 12 | #3,060 |
| 1946 | 11 | #3,033 |
| 1945 | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,860 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,984 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,427 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,800 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,973 |
Names like Carlin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ryan Cody Kevin Connor Nathan Benjamin Cameron Dylan Aaron Casey Ethan Adam
Names related to Carlin
Caroline Carolina Coraline Carolyn Carolynn Caraline Carlyn Carlynn
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Nolan Quinn Orla Erin Ronan Declan Kennedy Callan Lennon Cillian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Carlin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carlin, updated 20 October 2026.