Given name
Caryn
“little darling”·“one who is pure; virginal”
Caryn is a variant of Carina. One Latin interpretation is “little darling.” Its derivation is not certain. In English use, Caryn has a related form in Karen. In Greek use, Karen carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Caryn is a variant of Carina. One Latin interpretation is “little darling.” Its derivation is not certain. In English use, Caryn has a related form in Karen. In Greek use, Karen carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Caryn 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 1939. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caryn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,182
- 0 boys · 12,182 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 492 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 492 in 1965. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,223 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Caryn’s family of names
In English usage, Caryn has a related form in Karen. Caryn has a related form in Carina.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Caryn
- Whoopi GoldbergAmerican actress, comedian, author and television personalityborn 1955
- Caryn DaviesAmerican rowerborn 1982
- Caryn Agyeman PrempehGhanaian medical practitioner
- Caryn Kadavyfigure skaterborn 1967
- Caryn JamesAmerican journalist, writer and university professorborn 2000
- Caryn NavyAmerican mathematician and computer scientistborn 1953
- Caryn PaewaiNew Zealand field hockey playerborn 1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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