Cyril
Cyril was the 3143rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 263rd; the most babies were born in 1916 (328). Over the last ten years it has moved down 324 places. More babies were named Cyril in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,143 boys, down 251 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1916328 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,131babies recorded
Cyril popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 97 since 1913.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,143 | 38 |
| 2020 | #2,892 | 41 |
| 2010 | #2,643 | 46 |
| 2000 | #1,971 | 52 |
| 1990 | #1,665 | 49 |
| 1980 | #1,628 | 36 |
| 1970 | #1,103 | 55 |
| 1960 | #870 | 76 |
| 1950 | #758 | 82 |
| 1940 | #532 | 121 |
| 1930 | #398 | 211 |
| 1920 | #355 | 277 |
| 1910 | #319 | 60 |
| 1900 | #339 | 41 |
| 1890 | #463 | 16 |
| 1880 | #941 | 5 |
How popular is Cyril, counting every spelling?
Cyril has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Cyril?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cyril (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cyril 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 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cyril.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cyril?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Cyril are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 24 and 69. That makes Cyril mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Cyril by state
How common Cyril was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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 Cyril: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cyril, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cyril
How popular is the name Cyril?
Cyril was the 3143rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 263rd; the most babies were born in 1916 (328). Over the last ten years it has moved down 324 places. More babies were named Cyril in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Cyril a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cyril in the US.
Where is Cyril most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cyril was most common in Minnesota (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Massachusetts and California.