Recorded 1935–1964 Girls' name Peak 1947 70 births

Caral — girls' name

70 babies named Caral in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s91940s381950s121960s11
1940s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Caral was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

12 babies were named Caral in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caral

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Caral between 1935 and 1964, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caral currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caral performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Caral shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caral in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 70 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Caral at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

70

Since 1935

30 years of records

Peak year

1947

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1935

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1964

Caral popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1935

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1947)
12
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 1964196119561951194819471944194319421935 9

Caral by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
38 births that decade — 54% of Caral's all-time total
1930s91940s381950s121960s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caral?
70 babies have been named Caral since 1935. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1947 with 12 births.
When was Caral most popular?
Caral was most popular in the 1940s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Caral been used?
Caral has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 30 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Caral?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1935–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.