Karolyn

Where Karolyn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Karolyn.

Karolyn through the years
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,634 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1940
    Karolyn Grimes born
    American actress
  3. 1941
    Peak, #571
    149 babies named Karolyn, its best rank.
  4. 1954
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,164.
  5. 1961
    Karolyn Kirby born
    American beach volleyball player
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Karolyn Grimes · American actress, born 1940
  • Karolyn Kirby · American beach volleyball player, born 1961
  • Karolyn Ali · American film producer, 1944–2015

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.