Girls' name · since 1929
Caryle
Caryle has 230 recorded births since 1929 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,400 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 230
- born since 1929
- 1940s
- peak decade
230 girls have been named Caryle since 1929, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Caryle recorded 230 times among girls since 1929, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1965.
- #18,400 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 230 born since 1929
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caryle ranks #18,400 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 230 born since 1929, peaking in the 1940s.
- #18,400 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 230
- born since 1929
- 1940s
- peak decade
Caryle's 230 recorded births place it above 74.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Caryle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caryle splits its recorded history at 1944: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caryle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1965
- Peak year (1942)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Caryle by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (100 births, 43% of the file).
1940s was Caryle's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Caryle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
66 births
- 1940s
1940s
100 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 100 births (43% of all-time use).
Caryle by state
Where Caryle concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 230 births nationwide.
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What to do with Caryle's data
- Caryle's decade-level peak was the 1940s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Caryles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caryle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1929–1965 (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 Caryle 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.