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Caryl

//ˈkɛɹəl//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19475 lettersStarts with C

Meaning & origin

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Caryl's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Caryl, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Caryl
18965
189811
19006
19015
19057
19065
190813
19097
19119
191215
191331
191426
191539
191661
191748
191843
191944
192046
192156
192259
192381
192488
192572
192682
192791
1928128
1929140
1930141
1931103
1932120
1933109
1934146
1935158
1936155
1937130
1938160
1939122
1940161
1941151
1942177
1943143
1944123
1945141
1946141
1947200
1948148
1949154
1950170
1951123
1952145
1953123
1954136
1955121
1956176
1957169
1958155
1959145
1960122
1961106
196289
196393
196486
196569
196662
196750
196858
196936
197040
197118
197226
197318
197416
197517
197611
197723
197822
197919
198013
198113
19829
198310
19847
198510
198610
198719
198813
19898
19917
19929
199412
19966

Caryl through the decades

  • Caryl peaked in 1947, when 200 babies were named Caryl in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (1984–1996), use of Caryl has fallen 34% compared to the 10 years before that.

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