How rare is the name Caryl?

4,581 people in the United States have the first name Caryl, about 1 in 65,931. It ranks #4,183 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

CARYL

#4,183

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
4,581
About
1 in 65,931
This common or more
83.7%
Who bears it

Of the 4,581 people named Caryl, 89.4% reported their origin as White, 4.4% as Black and 2.6% as Asian or Pacific Islander. 95.9% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Caryl peaked in 1947, when 200 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
18961996
Peak year
1947
Births that year
200
In 1996
6 ▼97%
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 6,691 babies have been given the name since 1896. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero.

Caryl by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1930s, when it ranked #1,040. The largest share of babies named Caryl, 38.9%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).

1890s#3,08716
1900s#2,83643
1910s#2,028316
1920s#1,446843
1930s#1,0401,344
1940s#1,1061,540
1950s#1,3801,463
1960s#2,057771
1970s#5,194209
1980s#9,319112
1990s#22,33634
Before 19010.3%
Greatest Generation 1901–2713.9%
Silent Generation 1928–4537.5%
Baby boom 1946–6438.9%
Generation X 1965–807.4%
Millennials 1981–962%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Caryl is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Caryl has been most common in Illinois (4×), Wisconsin (3.3×), and New York (3×), and least common in Texas (0.28×).

3,881 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Caryl

1 other first name also has 4,581 people.

#4,183 Paityn · 4,581

Either side of Caryl

#4,181 Kadin · 4,586#4,182 Pearlie · 4,585#4,183 Paityn · 4,581#4,185 Deandra · 4,577

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Caryl, most common first.

#68 Carol · 614,466#229 Carl · 243,430#21,915 Carel · 459#32,104 Caryle · 264#35,338 Caral · 228#42,229 Caril · 171#51,658 Caryll · 112#52,900 Carryl · 104

Also a last name

As a last name, Caryl ranks #42,786 of 156,621, with 545 people. See Caryl as a last name

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