Given name
Karalynn
“one who is pure”·“dearly loved”·“a good friend”
Karalynn is a variant of Kara. Interpretations include “one who is pure”, “dearly loved”, and “a good friend”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karalynn is a variant of Kara. Interpretations include “one who is pure”, “dearly loved”, and “a good friend”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Karalynn is a variant of Kara. Kara has been associated with Greek and Italian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karalynn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 765
- 0 boys · 765 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,525 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,525 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 43.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 41 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 642 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.
Karalynn’s family of names
Karalynn has a related form in Kara.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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