Carolyn
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning strong and womanly; a form of Caroline.
How Carolyn has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #749 |
| 2016 | #809 |
| 2017 | #833 |
| 2018 | #865 |
| 2019 | #939 |
| 2020 | #946 |
Carolyn by the numbers
Carolyn was given to 321 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 20,743 babies in 1947, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Caroline
Like Carolyn, each of these traces back to Caroline: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Carolinafree woman; a form of Caroline715 in the US (2017)
- Carriefree woman; a form of Caroline128 in the US (2017)
- Carlenefree woman; a form of Caroline16 in the US (2017)
- Karleenfree person; a form of Caroline or Carla10 in the US (2017)
- Carlenaa form of Caroline; free woman or strong6 in the US (2017)
- Carlitaa diminutive form of Caroline; free woman or strong6 in the US (2017)
- Karolynafree woman; a form of Caroline6 in the US (2017)
- Karolynnfree woman; a form of Caroline6 in the US (2017)
Names that come from Carolyn
Forms of Carolyn in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carolyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Carolyn
Names that are said the same way as Carolyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Carolinefree woman; feminine form of Charles4,270 in the US (2017)
- Karolinefree woman; variant of Caroline139 in the US (2017)
- Caralinefree woman; respelling of Caroline33 in the US (2017)
- Karolyna form of caroline; free woman or strong27 in the US (2017)
- Karalynnvariant of Carolyn; joyful song24 in the US (2017)
- Karolynefree woman; a form of caroline13 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean strength
Like Carolyn, each of these has strength in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- GabriellaGod is my strength; form of Gabriel3,862 in the US (2017)
- Emersonson of Emery, brave power3,275 in the US (2017)
- Valentinastrong, healthy3,027 in the US (2017)
- Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Carolyn
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