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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Caryl

Gender

Male

Origin

Germanic
man; free man
English

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Caryl

Pronunciation

c(a)-ryl, car-yl

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1928 (rank #1956, 16 births); most recent 1994 (rank #8793, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1947 (rank #610, 190 births); most recent 1996 (rank #11804, 6 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #1754, 9 births); most recent 2014 (rank #5682, 3 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1976 (rank #1283, 6 births); most recent 2011 (rank #4664, 3 births)
Births by year in France
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Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence