Gender
Origin
- Welsh
- To Love
Love
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Carys
Pronunciation
c(a)-rys, car-ys
Celebrity Babies
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More about the name
Carys is a Welsh feminine given name, formed from the stem of the Welsh m word caru, "to love" (cf. third person câr "beloved friend" or "precious"), and the suffix -ys, found in such names as Dilys, Gladys, Glenys and Nerys.
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Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #1227, 196 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4352, 32 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 |
| 2024 | 29 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2022 | 40 |
| 2021 | 32 |
| 2020 | 34 |
| 2019 | 56 |
| 2018 | 59 |
| 2017 | 54 |
| 2016 | 61 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #131, 389 births); most recent 2025 (rank #997, 34 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 |
| 2024 | 43 |
| 2023 | 46 |
| 2022 | 39 |
| 2021 | 48 |
| 2020 | 53 |
| 2019 | 75 |
| 2018 | 78 |
| 2017 | 94 |
| 2016 | 101 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #4076, 5 births); most recent 2018 (rank #5425, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #553, 7 births); most recent 2017 (rank #654, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #104, 51 births); most recent 2024 (rank #431, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #170, 11 births); most recent 2020 (rank #333, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #197, 17 births); most recent 2022 (rank #545, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence