Carolyn

Meaning and name origin

Carolyn \c(a)-rol-yn, car(o)-lyn\ as a girl's name is pronounced KARE-a-line, KARE-a-lin. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Carolyn is "free man". A 19th-century name which is either a variant of Caroline, or a blend of Carol and Lyn.

Carolyn has 7 variant forms: Carolien, Carolynn, Caroyln, Carrie, Carylon, Karolyn and Karolynn.

For more information, see also the related girl name Harolyn.

Popularity

Carolyn is a very popular first name for females (#42 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people (2000 U.S. Census).

Displayed below is the baby name popularity of the name Carolyn for girls (2015 statistics).

Displayed below is a comparison of the popularity of the girl name Carolyn and its variant forms. Variation forms ranked in the Top 1000/100 are Carol, Caroline, Carolyn, Carolynn, Carrie, Karolyn and Lyn. (2015 statistics).

Similar Names

Carolyn is also pronounced similarly to Caralin, Caralyn, Caralyne, Caralynn, Carilyn, Carolan, Carolann, Carolein, Carolin, Carollyn, Carolyne, Carolynne, Carrolyn, Coralyn, Karalyn, Karelyn, Karilyn, Karolin and Karolyne. Other suggested similar baby names are Carlan, Carlen, Carlin, Carllen, Carlyn, Carlyna, Carlyne, Carlynn, Carolena, Carolina, Caroly, Charalyn, Charelyn, Charilyn, Charlyn and Darolyn. These names tend to be less commonly used than Carolyn.

[Top]