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Karyl

KAIR-ul (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 2,136

Karyl is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1997 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1944, when 95 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1923.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Karyl Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 1990s.

636
'20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Karyl by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 48
1930s 158
1940s 636
1950s 631
1960s 420
1970s 120
1980s 64
1990s 29

How Popular Is Karyl?

In 1997, Karyl was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Karyl Is Used

France #5,955 5 in 2020
United States #14,553 5 in 1997

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 Karyl

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How to Say Karyl

  • English KAIR-ul

Sibling Names for Karyl

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Karyl — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Karyl

How popular is the name Karyl?

In 1997, Karyl was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

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

Karyl is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Karyl?

Karyl has 2 syllables.

When was Karyl most popular?

Karyl peaked in 1944, when 95 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.