Caralynn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAIR-uh-lin
- Origin
- Germanic
Caralynn is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Caralynn mean?
Germanic: spelling of Karalyn, itself a spelling of Carolyn, a form of Caroline
“free man”
Caroline is a feminine of Charles, from the Germanic word karl.
Meaning borrowed from Karalyn.
Is Caralynn a girl's or a boy's name?
Caralynn is a girls' name.
How popular is Caralynn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the girls named Caralynn in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Caralynn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 10 | #5,957 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
Nicknames for Caralynn
- Kara 36 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Caralynn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brynn, Teagan, Cassidy, Braelynn, Brooklyn, Eowyn, Brynlee, Devyn, Raelynn, Adalynn, Mckenna, Rylynn
Names related to Caralynn
Carolyn, Carolynn, Coralynn, Carlin, Caraline, Carlyn, Karalyn, Carlynn
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caralynn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caralynn, updated 20 October 2026.