Girls' name · since 1935
Caril
Since 1935, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Caril, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #42,119 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1935
- 1950s
- peak decade
27 girls have been named Caril since 1935, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caril has been recorded 27 times among girls since 1935, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1959.
- #42,119 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1935
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caril ranks #42,119 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1935, peaking in the 1950s.
- #42,119 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1935
- 1950s
- peak decade
Caril's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Caril's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caril splits its recorded history at 1958: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1935 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caril popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1959
- Peak year (1958)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Caril by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (17 births, 63% of the file).
1950s was Caril's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Caril births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Caril: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1935–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caril draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.