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.
Origins  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. See other Italian girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Carlyn to be: Strong and good looking womanIn one word, you might describe Carlyn as a(n) " strong" person. See other "strong" names for girls.
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