Recorded 1929–1965 Girls' name Peak 1942 230 births

Caryle — girls' name

230 babies named Caryle in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s661940s1001950s391960s20
1940s
Peak decade

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

1942
Single peak year

14 babies were named Caryle in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caryle

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Caryle between 1929 and 1965, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caryle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caryle performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Caryle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Caryle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caryle 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 230 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.

Caryle at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

230

Since 1929

37 years of records

Peak year

1942

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1929

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1965

Caryle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1929

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1942)
14
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
46810121416 19651955195019461942193819331929 5

Caryle by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
100 births that decade — 43% of Caryle's all-time total
1920s51930s661940s1001950s391960s20

Caryle by state

Where Caryle concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Caryle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.2%
New York share of Caryle's total US births 2.2%

5 of 230 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caryle?
230 babies have been named Caryle since 1929. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1942 with 14 births.
When was Caryle most popular?
Caryle was most popular in the 1940s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
Where is Caryle most popular?
The top states for the name Caryle are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Caryle been used?
Caryle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 37 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Caryle?
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, 1929–1965 (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.