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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Karyl

Karyl was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 786th with 95 babies. More babies were named Karyl in the 1940s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
194495 babies
Total since 1880
2,106babies recorded

Karyl popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#12,0686
1980#11,1265
1970#3,06322
1960#1,43659
1950#1,00283
1940#1,38930
1930#1,98518
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Karyl, counting every spelling?

Karyl has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Karyl?

About 1,500 people born in the US named Karyl are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 62 and 77. That makes Karyl a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Karyl by state

How common Karyl was among girls born in each state in 1942–1946, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (1.6×). In 39 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesWI0.08Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesWA0.06Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMN0.08Illinois: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIL0.09Michigan: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMI0.05New York: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNY0.05Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIA0.05Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesPA0.04New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCA0.05Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesKS0.14Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Karyl, girls, 1942–1946. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Karyl: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Karyl, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Karyl

How popular is the name Karyl?

Karyl was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 786th with 95 babies. More babies were named Karyl in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Karyl a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,106 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Karyl most popular?

In 1942–1946, Karyl was most common in Kansas (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Wisconsin.