Girl name Welsh origin Christian tradition

Carys

KAH-ris · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Love
Language
Welsh
Culture
Welsh
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
love · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4669
2024 births29
Peak year2006
First appeared1991
Total US births2,295
2006 peak19911999200820162024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
CerysKarys
In other languages
Carys (Welsh)Cerys (variant)Caris (Latin cognate)

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