# Caryn (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/caryn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 12,182 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 12,182 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 4, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A 20th-century spelling variant of Karen.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33 | 4,188 |
| 2005 | 33 | 4,206 |
| 2006 | 15 | 7,949 |
| 2007 | 18 | 7,143 |
| 2008 | 16 | 7,820 |
| 2009 | 14 | 8,532 |
| 2010 | 12 | 9,349 |
| 2011 | 18 | 6,910 |
| 2012 | 13 | 8,724 |
| 2013 | 17 | 7,115 |
| 2014 | 6 | 14,952 |
| 2015 | 8 | 12,058 |
| 2016 | 12 | 9,001 |
| 2017 | 8 | 11,869 |
| 2019 | 5 | 16,009 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | 4,157 |

## People named Caryn

- Caryn Davies, American rower
- Caryn Kadavy, figure skater

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.