Caryl Girl
How popular is Caryl?
Peaked in 1947
No babies were recorded with the name Caryl in 2025. It was most used in 1947, when 190 girls got the name.
3,544living people named Caryl (est.)
72median age of people named Caryl
6,691babies named Caryl since 1880
Caryl popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1947 (190 girls) |
| Highest rank | #525 in 1935 |
| First recorded | 1896 |
Caryl counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Carol family of names ranked #1,292 for girls in 2025 (#1,510 the year before), with 136 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Caryl by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #1,501 |
| 1900s | 38 | #1,537 |
| 1910s | 250 | #959 |
| 1920s | 772 | #578 |
| 1930s | 1,255 | #525 |
| 1940s | 1,490 | #557 |
| 1950s | 1,437 | #663 |
| 1960s | 756 | #1,014 |
| 1970s | 204 | #2,043 |
| 1980s | 105 | #5,244 |
| 1990s | 29 | #8,726 |
Questions
- Is Caryl a boy or girl name?
- Caryl has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Caryl?
- No babies were recorded with the name Caryl in 2025. It was most used in 1947, when 190 girls got the name.
- When was Caryl most popular?
- Caryl peaked in 1947, when 190 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #525 in 1935.
- How many people are named Caryl?
- 6,691 babies have been named Caryl in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,544 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 72.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.