Given name
Keryn
“a wooden post”·“one who is pure; virginal”
Keryn is a variant of Keran. One Armenian interpretation is “a wooden post.” Keryn is a variant of Karen. In Greek use, Karen carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keryn is a variant of Keran. One Armenian interpretation is “a wooden post.” Keryn is a variant of Karen. In Greek use, Karen carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Keryn is a variant of Keran. An origin associated with Keran is Armenian.
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
Keryn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 320
- 0 boys · 320 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 17 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 6 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 442 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.
Keryn’s family of names
Keryn has a related form in Karen. In English usage, Keryn has a related form in Kerryn. In English usage, Keryn has a related form in Kerryn.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
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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