How Many People Are Named Caryl?
An estimated 2,929 people in the United States have the first name Caryl. It is predominantly female (94.9%). The average bearer is 71 years old, and Caryl peaked in popularity in 1947 with 200 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caryl as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caryl paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Caryl is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
2,929
About 1 in 117,021 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
94.9% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1947
200 births
Total Registered
6,691
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caryl
Caryl is predominantly female (94.9%), though 344 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Caryl as a male name
Ranked #8,993 in 1994
5 male births in 1994
Peak: 1928 (16 births)
Caryl as a female name
Ranked #12,097 in 1996
6 female births in 1996
Peak: 1947 (190 births)
Caryl: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caryl span from the 1890s to the 1990s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 1,539 babies were registered. Caryl has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caryl by Decade
How has Caryl tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caryl by State
Birth registrations for Caryl span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, Oregon, North Dakota. On average, about 149 Caryls were registered per state.
Caryl + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caryl as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Caryl
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Caryl: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caryl?
We estimate approximately 2,929 people named Caryl are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 117,021 Americans share this first name.
Is Caryl a common name?
Caryl is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,691 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caryl most popular?
Caryl reached peak popularity in 1947, when 200 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caryl is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caryl a female name?
Caryl is predominantly female. 94.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caryl Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caryl Smith, Caryl Johnson, Caryl Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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