Recorded 1943–1969 Girls' name Peak 1947 312 births

Chyrl — girls' name

312 babies named Chyrl in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s931950s1411960s78
1950s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Chyrl was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

24 babies were named Chyrl in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chyrl

The Social Security Administration has registered 312 babies named Chyrl between 1943 and 1969, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chyrl currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chyrl performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chyrl shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chyrl in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chyrl 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 312 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.

Chyrl at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

312

Since 1943

27 years of records

Peak year

1947

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1943

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1969

Chyrl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1943

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1947)
24
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0510152025 19691964196019561952194819441943 5

Chyrl by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
141 births that decade — 45% of Chyrl's all-time total
1940s931950s1411960s78

Chyrl by state

Where Chyrl concentrates geographically — total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chyrl
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.9%
California share of Chyrl's total US births 1.9%

6 of 312 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chyrl?
312 babies have been named Chyrl since 1943. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1947 with 24 births.
When was Chyrl most popular?
Chyrl was most popular in the 1950s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Chyrl most popular?
The top states for the name Chyrl are California (6 births).
How long has the name Chyrl been used?
Chyrl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 27 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Chyrl?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chyna, Chyanne, Chynna, Chyenne, 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, 1943–1969 (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.