girl's name

Caryl

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 6,844

Caryl is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1996 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1947, when 200 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1896.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Caryl over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1996, not a full ten years.

1,540
'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Caryl by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 16
1900s 43
1910s 316
1920s 843
1930s 1,344
1940s 1,540
1950s 1,463
1960s 771
1970s 209
1980s 112
1990s (to 1996) 34

How popular is Caryl?

In 1996, Caryl was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Caryl is used

France #5,730 5 in 2011
England & Wales #6,789 3 in 2014
United States #12,565 6 in 1996

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Caryl

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Caryl over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Caryl

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Caryl — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Caryl

How popular is the name Caryl?

In 1996, Caryl was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Caryl a girl's or a boy's name?

Caryl is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Caryl?

Caryl has 2 syllables.

When was Caryl most popular?

Caryl peaked in 1947, when 200 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.