Caryn

Girl name

Caryn has been given to 12,182 babies in the U.S. since 1939. It peaked in 1965.

Meaning & origin

A 20th-century spelling variant of Karen.

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

12,182

Peak year

1965 (492 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1939

10-year trend

▼ -100%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Caryn.

12,209 babies since 1919

12,055 babies since 1933

11,998 babies since 1912

12,383 babies since 1912

11,922 babies since 1890

12,503 babies since 1966

12,824 babies since 1880

11,421 babies since 1915

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