Carelyn

KEHR-lihn /ˈkɛɹlɪn/
girl 3 syllables fading

Carelyn is a very rare variant of Carolyn that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Carelyn is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1959. Carelyn was first reported in SSA data in 1959 and peaked in 1959 (5 births).

About the name Carelyn

PronunciationKEHR-lihn /ˈkɛɹlɪn/
5peak births 1959
1959first in SSA data

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How popular is Carelyn?

Girls named Carelyn
1959
Girls named Carelyn per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1959–1959 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1959) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Carelyn total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19595—#6,360