Recorded 1925–1965 Girls' name Peak 1941 28 births

Carryl — girls' name

28 babies named Carryl in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s121950s51960s6
1940s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Carryl was born in this single decade.

1941
Single peak year

7 babies were named Carryl in 1941 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carryl

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Carryl between 1925 and 1965, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carryl currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carryl performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Carryl shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carryl 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 28 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.

Carryl at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

28

Since 1925

41 years of records

Peak year

1941

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1925

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1965

Carryl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1925

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1941)
7
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19651952194319411925 5

Carryl by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
12 births that decade — 43% of Carryl's all-time total
1920s51940s121950s51960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carryl?
28 babies have been named Carryl since 1925. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1941 with 7 births.
When was Carryl most popular?
Carryl was most popular in the 1940s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1941.
How long has the name Carryl been used?
Carryl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 41 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Carryl?
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, 1925–1965 (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.