The baby name Caryl is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkærəl/ (CAR-əl),/ˈkeɪrəl/ (KAY-rəl).
Caryl is English in Origin.
The baby name Caryl is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkærəl/ (CAR-əl),/ˈkeɪrəl/ (KAY-rəl).
Caryl is English in Origin.
Combining two etymologies, Caryl is both a Welsh given name and an English spelling variant of Carol/Carole. In Welsh it is a modern coinage linked to caru, "to love," often glossed as "love" or "beloved." Through the Carol/Charles line it traces to Latin Carolus and Proto-Germanic Karl, meaning "free man," a root shared with many European forms (Carol, Carole, Carlo, Karol).
Usage has been unisex: borne by men in the early 20th century (e.g., writer Caryl Chessman and novelist Caryl Phillips) and by women especially during the mid-century Carol boom, as with playwright Caryl Churchill. Variant spellings and cognates include Carol, Carole, Karyl, Karol, Carroll/Carrol (Irish surname-derived but often conflated), Caryll/Carryl, and diminutives Cary/Carrie. The name’s dual roots let parents read it either as a freedom-tinged Charles form or a softly Welsh "love," giving Caryl a compact, classic-yet-gentle profile.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | 0 | #106 | 5 | 5,607 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #279 | 4 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #350 | 41 | 13,098 |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #405 | 9 | 5,922 |
| France | Boys | 2011 | #413 | 3 | 2,819 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #624 | 9 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #923 | 13 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #981 | 14 | 24,821 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,100 | 42 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,437 | 10 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Caryl is popular in 35 countries — most recent births per country:
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