Is Caryl a boy or girl name?
Caryl was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 94.9% of the 6,691 US babies named Caryl were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Caryl since 1896
- 6,691
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 200 babies
Boys and girls named Caryl, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 11 | 68.8% |
| 1900s | 5 | 38 | 88.4% |
| 1910s | 66 | 250 | 79.1% |
| 1920s | 71 | 772 | 91.6% |
| 1930s | 89 | 1,255 | 93.4% |
| 1940s | 50 | 1,489 | 96.8% |
| 1950s | 26 | 1,437 | 98.2% |
| 1960s | 15 | 756 | 98.1% |
| 1970s | 5 | 205 | 97.6% |
| 1980s | 7 | 105 | 93.8% |
| 1990s | 5 | 29 | 85.3% |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,097 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,993 | 7 | #10,758 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,849 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,444 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,881 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,954 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,568 | 12 | #5,978 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,672 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,531 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,285 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,284 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,963 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,296 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,276 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,930 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,925 | 17 | #4,099 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,286 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,257 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,881 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,500 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,690 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,523 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,048 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,107 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,492 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,600 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,396 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,305 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,190 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,135 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,158 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,158 | 101 | #1,091 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,706 | 112 | #1,015 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 145 | #849 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 155 | #809 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,619 | 163 | #790 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 176 | #729 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 121 | #883 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,901 | 131 | #822 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,892 | 118 | #862 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,815 | 140 | #753 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 123 | #803 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,766 | 165 | #664 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 154 | #671 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,367 | 142 | #700 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,523 | 190 | #610 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,593 | 136 | #682 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,032 | 135 | #625 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 123 | #668 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,760 | 135 | #653 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 177 | #558 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,687 | 143 | #584 |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,913 | 154 | #559 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,870 | 115 | #633 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,097 | 148 | #561 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,224 | 124 | #604 |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,665 | 147 | #537 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,749 | 150 | #526 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,592 | 137 | #552 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,779 | 101 | #654 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,342 | 109 | #639 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,687 | 94 | #689 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,469 | 130 | #606 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 140 | #579 |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,973 | 112 | #661 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,202 | 83 | #798 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 82 | #802 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,614 | 61 | #954 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,543 | 81 | #832 |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,879 | 75 | #846 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,653 | 48 | #1,106 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,576 | 49 | #1,081 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,391 | 41 | #1,191 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,154 | 36 | #1,273 |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,419 | 31 | #1,386 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,447 | 37 | #1,184 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,576 | 51 | #960 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,464 | 33 | #1,199 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,302 | 17 | #1,609 |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,824 | 21 | #1,235 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,425 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,682 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,796 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,410 | 8 | #1,562 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,996 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,562 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,717 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,757 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,150 | 6 | #1,531 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,622 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Caryl reached #1,150 in 1898. As a girl name, it reached #526 in 1935. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Caryl
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.