Caryl
- Last seen for girls in 1996 at #11,807
- Last seen for boys in 1994 at #8,800
- Given to girls 94.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1935 · 150 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 6,347since 1896
Caryl over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | — | |
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | — | |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | — | |
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | — | |
| 1988 | #5,895 | 13 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | — | |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | — | |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | — | |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | — | |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | — | |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | — | |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,903 | 19 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #3,267 | 23 | — | |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,863 | 16 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,481 | 18 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,680 | 26 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,508 | 18 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,043 | 40 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,102 | 36 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,491 | 58 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,598 | 50 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,396 | 62 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,302 | 69 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,190 | 86 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,135 | 93 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,158 | 89 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,090 | 101 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #1,015 | 112 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #848 | 145 | — | |
| 1958 | #808 | 155 | — | |
| 1957 | #790 | 163 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #729 | 176 | — | |
| 1955 | #883 | 121 | — | |
| 1954 | #821 | 131 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #860 | 118 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #752 | 140 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #803 | 123 | — | |
| 1950 | #664 | 165 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #671 | 154 | — | |
| 1948 | #696 | 143 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #610 | 190 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #681 | 136 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #624 | 135 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #668 | 123 | — | |
| 1943 | #652 | 135 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #558 | 177 | — | |
| 1941 | #584 | 143 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #557 | 154 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #633 | 115 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #561 | 148 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #604 | 124 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #537 | 147 | #2,629 | 8 |
| 1935 | #525 | 150 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #551 | 137 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1933 | #654 | 101 | #2,738 | 8 |
| 1932 | #639 | 109 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #688 | 94 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #606 | 130 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #578 | 140 | — | |
| 1928 | #661 | 112 | #1,960 | 16 |
| 1927 | #798 | 83 | #3,151 | 8 |
| 1926 | #800 | 82 | — | |
| 1925 | #953 | 61 | #2,588 | 11 |
| 1924 | #829 | 81 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #845 | 75 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #1,103 | 48 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #1,080 | 49 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #1,190 | 41 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #1,270 | 36 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #1,380 | 31 | #2,398 | 12 |
| 1917 | #1,183 | 37 | #2,423 | 11 |
| 1916 | #959 | 51 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1915 | #1,190 | 33 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #1,603 | 17 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #1,229 | 21 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #1,421 | 15 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | — | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 | — | |
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| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1896
The first year at least five girls were named Caryl! It came in at #1,583, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1897, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Caryl is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Caryl in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Caryl
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1996
- Biggest jump: 258 spots in 1923
- Biggest drop: 224 spots in 1917
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1896
- Peaked 1935 at #525 (150 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 30 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 38 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 38 yrs · run 1923–1959
Share of babies · girls
1 in 6,991
- Highest: 1 in 6,991 girls born in 1935 were named Caryl (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 292,168 girls born in 1996 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
- 23.5% of all girls named Caryl (1,490) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #1,502 (1898) | #1,543 |
| 1900s | 38 | #1,538 (1905) | #1,700 |
| 1910s | 250 | #959 (1916) | #1,321 |
| 1920s | 772 | #578 (1929) | #884 |
| 1930s | 1,255 | #525 (1935) | #600 |
| 1940s | 1,490 | #557 (1940) | #630 |
| 1950s | 1,437 | #664 (1950) | #796 |
| 1960s | 756 | #1,015 (1960) | #1,348 |
| 1970s | 204 | #2,043 (1970) | #3,599 |
| 1980s | 105 | #5,245 (1980) | #6,540 |
| 1990s | 29 | #8,734 (1992) | #10,345 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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