Cyle
Cyle was the 8394th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 1044th with 103 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,565 places. More babies were named Cyle in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,394 boys, up 4,035 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990103 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,995babies recorded
Cyle popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 15 since 1986.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,394 | 9 |
| 2020 | #12,429 | 5 |
| 2010 | #5,293 | 17 |
| 2000 | #2,057 | 49 |
| 1990 | #1,044 | 103 |
| 1980 | #3,294 | 13 |
| 1970 | #2,927 | 11 |
| 1960 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cyle, counting every spelling?
Cyle has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Cyle?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cyle (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cyle born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cyle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cyle?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Cyle are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 26 and 39. That makes Cyle mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cyle by state
How common Cyle was among boys born in each state in 1988–1992, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (1.8×), Michigan (1.7×). In 36 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cyle: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cyle, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cyle
How popular is the name Cyle?
Cyle was the 8394th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 1044th with 103 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,565 places. More babies were named Cyle in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Cyle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cyle in the US.
Where was Cyle most popular?
In 1988–1992, Cyle was most common in Illinois (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Indiana.