Given name
Keryl
“one who is forever young”
Keryl is a variant of Kerel. One African interpretation is “one who is forever young.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keryl is a variant of Kerel. One African interpretation is “one who is forever young.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Keryl is a variant of Kerel. An origin associated with Kerel is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Keryl through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 66
- 0 boys · 66 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 10 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 1968. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 145 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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