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Meaning

The name Carlyn has the following meaning:

One who has freedom. Feminine form of Carl, which in turn is traceable to Charles, meaning "a free man". Also a short form form of Caroline.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Carlyn is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Carlyn for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Carla, of which the name Carlyn is a variant.
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Origins

The name Carlyn is very likely a(n) Latin variant of the name Carla. See other suggested Latin girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Carla.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Carlyn and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Carlyn: Boys - Atticus, Cassius, Corbin, Dexter, Fidel, Seneca, Silvio, Trent, Girls - Kiersten, Lucinda, Marina, Rosella, Venus, Both genders - Anthony

Variants

The name Carlyn is a variant of Carla. Other popular variants of the name Carla are: Carlah, Carlana, Carlea, Carleah, Carleen, Carleigh, Carlen, Carlena, Carlene, Carletta, Carlette, Carlia, Carlin, Carlina, Carling, Carlisa, Carlita, Carlla, Carly (Latin), Carlyn

Style

We think the name Carlyn should fall under the following style category: Italian.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Carlyn to be: Strong and good looking woman

In one word, you might describe Carlyn as a(n) "strong" person.

See other "strong" names for girls.

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Famous persons

See the meaning of Carla for names of some famous persons with the name Carlyn or Carla (or their variants).
Chloe (24)
Courtney (102)
Caitlin (128)
Cheyenne (135)
Cassidy (141)
Cassandra (142)
Crystal (158)
Chelsea (176)
Charlotte (178)
Carly (189)
Cassandera
Celicia
Casandra
Charitey
Chandal
Chaylea
Cassity
Charty
Charmein
Celek
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