Recorded 1943–1960 Girls' name Peak 1946 22 births

Caroyl — girls' name

22 babies named Caroyl in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s61960s5
1940s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Caroyl was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

6 babies were named Caroyl in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caroyl

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Caroyl between 1943 and 1960, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caroyl currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caroyl performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caroyl shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caroyl 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 22 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.

Caroyl at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

22

Since 1943

18 years of records

Peak year

1946

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1943

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1960

Caroyl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1943

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1946)
6
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.5 1960195719461943 5

Caroyl by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 50% of Caroyl's all-time total
1940s111950s61960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caroyl?
22 babies have been named Caroyl since 1943. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1946 with 6 births.
When was Caroyl most popular?
Caroyl was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Caroyl been used?
Caroyl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 18 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Caroyl?
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, 1943–1960 (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.