Karyl Girl
How popular is Karyl?
Peaked in 1944
No babies were recorded with the name Karyl in 2025. It was most used in 1944, when 95 girls got the name.
1,523living people named Karyl (est.)
69median age of people named Karyl
2,106babies named Karyl since 1880
Karyl popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1944 (95 girls) |
| Highest rank | #785 in 1944 |
| First recorded | 1923 |
Karyl 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.
Karyl by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 48 | #2,920 |
| 1930s | 158 | #1,507 |
| 1940s | 636 | #785 |
| 1950s | 631 | #1,000 |
| 1960s | 420 | #1,359 |
| 1970s | 120 | #3,030 |
| 1980s | 64 | #7,396 |
| 1990s | 29 | #10,263 |
Questions
- Is Karyl a boy or girl name?
- Karyl 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 Karyl?
- No babies were recorded with the name Karyl in 2025. It was most used in 1944, when 95 girls got the name.
- When was Karyl most popular?
- Karyl peaked in 1944, when 95 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #785 in 1944.
- How many people are named Karyl?
- 2,106 babies have been named Karyl in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,523 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 69.
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.