Girl

Carys

KAR-is

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Welsh name meaning 'love' or 'dear.' A melodic Welsh gem with contemporary appeal and deep emotional resonance.”

Popularity Over Time

Carys US popularity rank over timeRank 13822 in 1998 to rank 1233 in 2006. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1233#7528#13822199120002024

Carys is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Welsh

Syllables

2

Nicknames

CarCary

Style

ModernElegantSoftRomantic

Famous Bearers

  • Carys Zeta Jones (actress)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Carina

Italian Rare & Uncommon

Coral

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Celia

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Chloe

Greek Top 50

Sibling Name Ideas

Clara

Latin Top 100

Iris

Greek Top 100

Cora

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Luna

Latin Top 50

Hazel

Old English Top 50

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Welsh; increasingly popular internationally

People Also Ask

Welsh name meaning 'love' or 'dear.' A melodic Welsh gem with contemporary appeal and deep emotional resonance.

Carys is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Carys include Car, Cary.

Names that pair beautifully with Carys include Clara, Iris, Cora, Luna, Hazel.