Karolyn comes from the Germanic tradition, meaning Free woman, strong, feminine.
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How popular is Karolyn?
1946peak year
Karolyn has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #6180), with about 21 babies named Karolyn each year. In 1946, 167 babies received the name (ranked #614). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 5,939.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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