Caryl

Girl · recorded 1896–1996

  • 1996last recorded
  • 1935best year

Most popular in 1935.

Last recorded in 1996. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1896

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 91 recorded years as a table
Caryl, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189621
189823
190020
190121
190524
190617
190824
190920
191122
191227
191334
191422
191534
191649
191734
191827
191932
192034
192140
192240
192362
192465
192550
192669
192770
192897
1929125
1930115
193188
1932102
1933100
1934131
1935143
1936141
1937117
1938134
1939105
1940135
1941118
1942131
194397
194493
1945103
194687
1947107
194884
194990
195096
195168
195275
195363
195467
195562
195688
195780
195877
195972
196055
196150
196245
196348
196445
196539
196637
196730
196835
196921
197023
197111
197217
197312
197411
197511
19768
197715
197811
197912
19808
19818
19825
19836
19844
19856
19866
19877
19887
19894
19914
19925
19944
19963

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Caryl isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1996
6
Rank in 1996
#11,807
How rare
1 in 292,167 girls
Since 1896
6,347

Caryl was last recorded in 1996. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1935, at 143 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Caryl doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.