Home Names Carolyn

Carolyn

99% API Accuracy • 7,827 samples analyzed

female
Female Name 99% confidence

Overview

people
Sample Size 7,827

Gender Distribution

Male: 1.4%
Female: 98.6%

Origin and Meaning

Origin

English

Meaning

Carolyn is a feminine name of English origin. It is a variant of Caroline, which is the feminine form of Charles, originally from the Germanic name Karl. It means 'free woman' or 'full-grown, mature'.

Geographic Distribution

This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:

US 5,417 samples
99%
GB 709 samples
98%
CA 366 samples
99%
AU 203 samples
98%
FR 107 samples
96%
CN 69 samples
99%
KE 63 samples
98%
ZA 61 samples
100%
PH 58 samples
98%
NZ 52 samples
100%
MX 48 samples
98%
ES 35 samples
100%
DE 33 samples
97%
SG 31 samples
100%
MY 27 samples
100%
NG 27 samples
100%
IE 24 samples
100%
CL 20 samples
90%
NL 20 samples
100%
RU 19 samples
100%

+ 30 more countries

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