Given name & surname
Caron
“little darling”
Caron is a variant of Carina. One Latin interpretation is “little darling.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Caron is a variant of Carina. One Latin interpretation is “little darling.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Caron is a variant of Carina. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1935. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caron through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,212
- 1,033 boys · 3,179 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 171 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,361 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,361 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 44.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 71 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,026 as a first name in 2020; 11,919 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Caron’s family of names
In English usage, Caron has a related form in Karen. Caron has a related form in Carina. In French usage, Caron as a surname has a related form in CHARON.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Caron
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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