Is Cy a boy or girl name?
Cy is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 60 boys were named Cy, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 3,869 US babies named Cy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,339
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cy since 1902
- 3,869
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 117 babies
Boys and girls named Cy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 211 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 196 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 300 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 346 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 501 | 5 | 1% |
| 2000s | 892 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 2010s | 803 | 6 | 0.7% |
| 2020s | 303 | 7 | 2.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60 | #2,339 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 75 | #2,013 | 7 | #12,417 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,414 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 45 | #2,783 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,143 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 72 | #2,023 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 68 | #2,085 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 45 | #2,721 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 62 | #2,185 | 6 | #14,739 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,215 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 71 | #2,006 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 99 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 109 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 99 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 117 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 99 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 104 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 113 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 105 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 106 | #1,403 | 5 | #17,079 |
| 2004 | 88 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 68 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 55 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 74 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 80 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 71 | #1,560 | 5 | #14,925 |
| 1998 | 61 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 45 | #1,998 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 46 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 52 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 48 | #1,801 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 48 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,849 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 46 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,909 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,037 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,451 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,066 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 38 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 32 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 27 | #1,988 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 38 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 40 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 45 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 38 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 34 | #1,680 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 27 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,614 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 38 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 37 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 33 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 30 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,948 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,234 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,906 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,163 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 21 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,936 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 23 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,815 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,533 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,763 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 27 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,721 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 21 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 15 | #1,995 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 19 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,366 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,385 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,005 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,434 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,429 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,678 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,648 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #2,989 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,927 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,884 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,689 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,933 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,776 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,297 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,896 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,906 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,360 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,639 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,132 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,192 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,075 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 9 | #2,993 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,489 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,445 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,717 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,581 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,108 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,589 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,713 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,561 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cy reached #1,037 in 1902. As a girl name, it reached #12,417 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.