Dark and beautiful; pure
A modern American blend combining the Irish name Keri (meaning dark or dusky) with the popular suffix -lyn (often associated with the Welsh word for lake or the name Lynn, meaning pure). It represents a contemporary creative naming tradition that merges traditional roots with a melodic, feminine ending.
Less common today
Kerilyn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,946 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).