Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Karyl isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karyl through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,106
- 0 boys · 2,106 girls
- Most popular year
- 1944
- 95 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 95 in 1944. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,901 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Karyl’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Karyl, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Carol
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman” · “a free man”
>99% girls
Carolann
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”
>99% girls
Carole
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”
>99% girls
Carolyne
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”
>99% girls
Karolyn
>99% girls
Carolynn
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”
>99% girls
Kathlyn
>99% girls
Cathryn
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Sibling ideas
Names that share Karyl’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
A sister for Karyl