Girls' name · since 1946
Chryl
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 261 babies named Chryl, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 261
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Chryl is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 261 have been recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Chryl recorded 261 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1970.
- #17,168 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 261 born since 1946
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chryl ranks #17,168 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 261 born since 1946, peaking in the 1950s.
- #17,168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 261
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Chryl's 261 recorded births place it above 76.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Chryl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chryl splits its recorded history at 1958: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chryl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1970
- Peak year (1960)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Chryl by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (106 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Chryl's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Chryl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
106 births
- 1960s
1960s
102 births
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 106 births (41% of all-time use).
Chryl by state
Where Chryl concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 261 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chryl's data
- Chryl's decade-level peak was the 1950s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Chryls (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chryl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
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, 1946–1970 (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 Chryl 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.