Caryl

Caryl is a female given name: 95% of people named Caryl are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 5%Female 95%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 5% male / 95% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 344 male / 6,347 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Caryl

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Caryl," in English, "Guten Tag Caryl," in German. Caryl is a female given name: about 95% of people named Caryl are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Caryl,

German

Guten Tag Caryl,

French

Bonjour Caryl,

Spanish

Estimado/a Caryl:

Chinese

Caryl您好：

Japanese

Caryl様

English

Hi Caryl,

German

Hi Caryl,

French

Salut Caryl,

Spanish

Hola Caryl,

Chinese

Caryl你好：

Japanese

Carylさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Caryl by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	5%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

344 male · 6,347 female · 6,691 births recorded

Male 5%Female 95%

Since 1980: 8% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Caryl a male or female name?

Caryl is a female given name: 95% of people named Caryl are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Caryl in an email?

Is Caryl a unisex name?

Caryl is not a unisex name: 5% of people named Caryl are men. Caryl leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Caryl a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/caryl (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_caryl,
  title  = {Is Caryl a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/caryl},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}