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Girl name

Karyn

/ˈkæɹɪn/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2024

Karyn has been given to about 14,140 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1964, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkæɹɪn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 12,942
Median age today56 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Karyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1964 · 607
  • Born in 20250
  • All time14,140

How popular is Karyn?

Its best year was 1964, when 607 babies were given the name, ranking 395th. The typical living American called Karyn is about 56 years old today.

Names that sound like Karyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Caryn0.96
  2. Kamryn0.88
  3. Karsyn0.88
  4. Taryn0.85
  5. Camryn0.84
  6. Kalyn0.85
  7. Kadyn0.85
  8. Carsyn0.84

Middle names for Karyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Karyn Eve0.80
  2. Karyn Elizabeth0.78
  3. Karyn Josephine0.78
  4. Karyn Anne0.78
  5. Karyn Rose0.77
  6. Karyn Louise0.77

Sibling names for Karyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Angiesister · 0.85
  2. Georginasister · 0.84
  3. Rockybrother · 0.83
  4. Heidisister · 0.83
  5. Wadebrother · 0.82
  6. Troybrother · 0.81

Where Karyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Karyn Anderson0.74
    2. Karyn White0.72
    3. Karyn Reyes0.72
    4. Karyn Moore0.72
    5. Karyn Lee0.72
    6. Karyn Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Karyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.