Carlyn
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 28 babies a year in the US.
Carlyn by the numbers
Carlyn was given to 28 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 74 babies in 1992, making it a 1990s name.
What we can tell you about Carlyn
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carlyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Carlyn
Names that are said the same way as Carlyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Carlynnfree man; a feminine form of Carl25 in the US (2017)
- Karlynvariant of Carolyn; joyful song24 in the US (2017)
- Karlinfree man; a diminutive of karl or charles22 in the US (2017)
- Carlenefree woman; a form of Caroline16 in the US (2017)
- Karlenefree woman; a form of caroline or karlene13 in the US (2017)
- Karleenfree person; a form of Caroline or Carla10 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Carlyn
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