Sibyl
Sibyl was the 5537th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1919, when it ranked 376th; the most babies were born in 1918 (299). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,877 places. More babies were named Sibyl in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,537 girls, up 1,986 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918299 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,464babies recorded
Sibyl popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,537 | 23 |
| 2020 | #7,523 | 15 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #4,709 | 16 |
| 1970 | #3,420 | 19 |
| 1960 | #2,638 | 22 |
| 1950 | #1,549 | 37 |
| 1940 | #1,044 | 48 |
| 1930 | #1,140 | 43 |
| 1920 | #509 | 188 |
| 1910 | #766 | 32 |
| 1900 | #602 | 35 |
| 1890 | #1,084 | 8 |
| 1880 | #929 | 5 |
How popular is Sibyl, counting every spelling?
Sibyl is a spelling of Sybil, a name family that ranked #1,215 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,537 for Sibyl on its own. Together these spellings went to 175 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sybil | 152 | #1,426 | 710 |
| Sibyl | 23 | #5,537 | 79 |
| Cybil | — | — | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sibyl?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sibyl (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sibyl 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 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sibyl.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sibyl?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Sibyl are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 47 and 75. That makes Sibyl a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sibyl: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sibyl, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sibyl
How popular is the name Sibyl?
Sibyl was the 5537th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1919, when it ranked 376th; the most babies were born in 1918 (299). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,877 places. More babies were named Sibyl in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Sibyl a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sibyl in the US.