Carys
Carys is a Welsh feminine given name, formed from the stem of the Welsh m word caru, "to love", and the suffix -ys, found in such names as Dilys, Gladys, Glenys and Nerys.
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Carys
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carys is a Welsh feminine given name, formed from the stem of the Welsh m word caru, "to love", and the suffix -ys, found in such names as Dilys, Gladys, Glenys and Nerys.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
The Story of Carys
The earliest SSA record of Carys as a baby girl name dates back to 1991, when 7 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 196 newborns named Carys — #1,227 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Caryss. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,995 among baby girl names with 26 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 2K Caryss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Carys
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Names that sound like Carys
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About the name Carys
Carys is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Carys's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #1,227. Use the chart and map above to compare Carys's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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