How Many People Are Named Charyl?
An estimated 568 people in the United States have the first name Charyl. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Charyl peaked in popularity in 1960 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charyl 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 Charyl paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
568
About 1 in 603,441 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1960
36 births
Total Registered
782
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charyl
Charyl is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 782 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Charyl as a female name
Ranked #11,095 in 1989
6 female births in 1989
Peak: 1960 (36 births)
Charyl: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charyl span from the 1940s to the 1980s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 237 babies were registered. Charyl has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Charyl by Decade
How has Charyl 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.
Charyl by State
Birth registrations for Charyl span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York. On average, about 12 Charyls were registered per state.
Charyl + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charyl as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Charyl: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charyl?
We estimate approximately 568 people named Charyl 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 603,441 Americans share this first name.
Is Charyl a common name?
Charyl is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 782 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charyl most popular?
Charyl reached peak popularity in 1960, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charyl is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charyl a female name?
Charyl is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charyl Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charyl Smith, Charyl Johnson, Charyl 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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