Caryl
A girls’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning a form of caroline or carol, free woman.
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US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Caryl by the numbers
Its American peak was 190 babies in 1947, making it a 1940s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Caryl. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Caryslove; a form of caris or cariad34 in England and Wales (2025)
- Caryn8 in the US (2017)
- Camryncrooked nose; a modern respelling of Cameron881 in the US (2017)
- Carlya free person; a form of Carla or Carl687 in the US (2017)
- Carsynson of the marsh dweller; a respelling of Carson296 in the US (2017)
- Carlafree woman or feminine of Karl274 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Caryl
Names that are said the same way as Caryl, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean freedom
Like Caryl, each of these has freedom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Charlottefree woman; feminine form of Charles12,900 in the US (2017)
- Carolinefree woman; feminine form of Charles4,270 in the US (2017)
- Charliefree man1,679 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lottiefree woman; from Charlotte1,222 in England and Wales (2025)
- Charleefree man; a feminine spelling of charles1,176 in the US (2017)
- Frankiefree man; a form of Frank887 in England and Wales (2025)
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