Karlyn

Where Karlyn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Karlyn.

  • Germanic
Karlyn through the years
  1. 1924
    First appearance
    #5,061 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1968
    Peak, #1,776
    44 babies named Karlyn, its best rank.
  3. 1973
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,635.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Carolyn and Carlene.
Namesakes

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