How Many People Are Named Karyl?
An estimated 1,301 people in the United States have the first name Karyl. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Karyl peaked in popularity in 1944 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karyl 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 Karyl paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Karyl is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
1,301
About 1 in 263,455 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1944
95 births
Total Registered
2,106
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karyl
Karyl is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,106 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Karyl as a female name
Ranked #14,864 in 1997
5 female births in 1997
Peak: 1944 (95 births)
Karyl: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karyl span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 636 babies were registered. Karyl has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karyl by Decade
How has Karyl 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.
Karyl by State
Birth registrations for Karyl span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Texas, Oregon, Missouri. On average, about 29 Karyls were registered per state.
Karyl + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karyl as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karyl
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karyl: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karyl?
We estimate approximately 1,301 people named Karyl 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 263,455 Americans share this first name.
Is Karyl a common name?
Karyl is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,106 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karyl most popular?
Karyl reached peak popularity in 1944, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karyl is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karyl a female name?
Karyl is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karyl Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karyl Smith, Karyl Johnson, Karyl 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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