—2024 rank
1947peak year
556,241babies named Carolyn since 1880
▼ 27%5-year trend
Carolyn popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Carolyn mean?
A variant of Caroline, the feminine of Charles, from Germanic karl, 'free man'. The -lyn spelling gave the classic name a distinctively American shape.
OriginFrench, Germanic
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, vintage
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