Sybil
Sybil was the 1426th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 152 babies. Its best year was 1919, when it ranked 282nd; the most babies were born in 1921 (541). Over the last ten years it has moved up 696 places. More babies were named Sybil in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,426 girls, up 481 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 152girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921541 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,365babies recorded
Sybil popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1924.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,426 | 152 |
| 2020 | #1,907 | 101 |
| 2010 | #9,727 | 12 |
| 2000 | #6,769 | 16 |
| 1990 | #3,350 | 33 |
| 1980 | #1,360 | 93 |
| 1970 | #1,386 | 76 |
| 1960 | #808 | 165 |
| 1950 | #583 | 208 |
| 1940 | #333 | 368 |
| 1930 | #385 | 318 |
| 1920 | #296 | 483 |
| 1910 | #384 | 106 |
| 1900 | #422 | 64 |
| 1890 | #932 | 10 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sybil, counting every spelling?
Sybil is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,215 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,426 for Sybil 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 Sybil?
152 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sybil (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sybil 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 55 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sybil.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sybil?
About 8,200 people born in the US named Sybil are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 41 and 78. That makes Sybil a name most people associate with older generations. 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.
Sybil by state
How common Sybil was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (1.8×), Georgia (1.5×). In 30 states fewer than five girls 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 Sybil: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sybil, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sybil
How popular is the name Sybil?
Sybil was the 1426th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 152 babies. Its best year was 1919, when it ranked 282nd; the most babies were born in 1921 (541). Over the last ten years it has moved up 696 places. More babies were named Sybil in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Sybil a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sybil in the US.
Where is Sybil most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sybil was most common in Washington (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Utah.