Given name
Kerilyn
“having black hair”
Kerilyn is a variant of Kerry. One interpretation is “having black hair.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kerilyn is a variant of Kerry. One interpretation is “having black hair.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kerilyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 355
- 0 boys · 355 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 376 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.
Kerilyn’s family of names
Kerilyn has a related form in Kerry.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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