# Carys (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/carys/  
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 | Welsh |
| Meaning | “love” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Cerys |
| US babies named this | 2,327 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,327 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 5,124, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Welsh Carus, Carys, from caru (“love”).

## What it means

Carys is grouped under love.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 139 | 1,571 |
| 2012 | 131 | 1,640 |
| 2013 | 123 | 1,696 |
| 2014 | 114 | 1,795 |
| 2015 | 82 | 2,280 |
| 2016 | 61 | 2,808 |
| 2017 | 54 | 3,023 |
| 2018 | 59 | 2,847 |
| 2019 | 56 | 2,934 |
| 2020 | 34 | 4,098 |
| 2021 | 32 | 4,344 |
| 2022 | 40 | 3,780 |
| 2023 | 22 | 5,591 |
| 2024 | 29 | 4,688 |
| 2025 | 32 | 4,375 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 208 | 239 |
| 2012 | 160 | 299 |
| 2013 | 141 | 328 |
| 2014 | 122 | 367 |
| 2015 | 111 | 406 |
| 2016 | 101 | 437 |
| 2017 | 94 | 467 |
| 2018 | 78 | 536 |
| 2019 | 75 | 537 |
| 2020 | 53 | 700 |
| 2021 | 48 | 767 |
| 2022 | 39 | 899 |
| 2023 | 46 | 774 |
| 2024 | 43 | 855 |
| 2025 | 34 | 997 |

## People named Carys

- Carys Lloyd, British cyclist

## 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.