Girls' name · since 1943
Chyrl
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 312 babies named Chyrl, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 312
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Chyrl is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 312 have been recorded since 1943.
Chyrl has 312 recorded births among girls since 1943, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1969.
- #15,559 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 312 born since 1943
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chyrl ranks #15,559 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 312 born since 1943, peaking in the 1950s.
- #15,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 312
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Chyrl's 312 recorded births place it above 78.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chyrl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chyrl splits its recorded history at 1956: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1943 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chyrl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1969
- Peak year (1947)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Chyrl by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (141 births, 45% of the file).
1950s was Chyrl's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Chyrl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
93 births
- 1950s
1950s
141 births
- 1960s
1960s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 141 births (45% of all-time use).
Chyrl by state
Where Chyrl concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.9% |
6 of 312 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chyrl's data
- Chyrl's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (141 total births) through the 1960s (78) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Chyrls (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Chyrl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1943–1969 (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 Chyrl 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.