How popular is the name Caryl?

Caryl ranks 1,642nd among girls' names in US records, with 7,555 births since 1896. Over the past decade it accounts for 40.

Is Caryl a unisex name?

No. Caryl is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1947, when 241 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2009.

Karel. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#1,642 of girl names

Pronounced K EH1 R AH0 L (ARPABET)

Caryl is a girls' name, and first appears in 1896. It has been given to 7,555 children — the 1,642nd most common girls' name on record.

It has left circulation; 2009 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1947, when 241 children were given it.

Karel is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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These spellings sound identical to Caryl and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Caryl?: Caryl ranks 1,642nd among girls' names in US records, with 7,555 births since 1896. Over the past decade it accounts for 40.
Is Caryl a unisex name?: No. Caryl is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Caryl most popular?: 1947, when 241 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 2009.
How else is Caryl spelled?: Karel. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.