Carylon
Feminine
Carylon rearranges the letters of a familiar name without changing much of the sound. The name family it belongs to is built on Charles, and the same root has been used to name a dynasty, two American states and a good deal else, each time after a different man.
How old is the name Carylon?
Carylon first appears in US birth records in 1918 — 107 years ago. The typical Carylon alive today was born around 1948, making them about 77 years old. About 600 people named Carylon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Carylon most popular?
Carylon peaked in 1943, reaching #1197 nationally. See the whole 1943 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Carylon
The Latin form of Charles has been attached to a great many things and almost never to the same person twice. The Carolingian dynasty is named after Charles Martel, the grandfather of Charlemagne, rather than Charlemagne himself. The Carolinas are named after an English king, or possibly after his father, depending on which charter you read and which century you are in; the original French claim to the same coast had already been named for a French king of the same name. And the Caroline of the women's names is a feminine formed from the Latin in the seventeenth century, which arrived in England with a queen and stayed. Four different Charleses, one root, and nothing to connect them except a name that Europe could not stop using.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Carolyn descends through Caroline from Charles, and that line is documented. This rearranged spelling is not documented at all, and no reason for it has been recorded.
Pronouncing Carylon
KARE-uh-lun
Three syllables with the stress in front, said very close to Carolyn. The rearrangement is almost entirely a matter of the eye.
Nicknames for Carylon
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1918
- Most girls named
- 194346 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1197reached in 1943
- Change vs 1973
- +20.0%6 in 1976, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Carylons among us
people named Carylon are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Carylon sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- The sound is thoroughly familiar, so nobody is ever at a loss for how to say it.
- Caryl and Lyn are both available as short forms and both stand alone.
- It is visually distinct from the far commoner spelling, which is what the rearrangement is for.
- Carolyn and Caroline are both far commoner, so this spelling will be corrected constantly.
- The letters are easy to put back in the usual order by mistake, including by the person writing them.
- No reason for the spelling is documented, so there is nothing to say when someone asks why.
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Frequently asked
- How many Carylons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Carylon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Carylon in 2025?
- Carylon is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Carylon with classmates?
- Carylon will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More C names
The most-given names starting with C, all years combined.
Carol#2239 · Cynthia#1013 · Catherine#313 · Christine#1272 · Carolyn#1222 · Christina#770 · Charlotte#2 · Cheryl#4352
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