Is Cyril a boy or girl name?
Cyril is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 41 boys were named Cyril, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.8% of the 12,090 US babies named Cyril were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,997
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Cyril since 1880
- 12,090
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 338 babies
Boys and girls named Cyril, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 62 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 273 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 429 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,209 | 38 | 1.7% |
| 1920s | 2,673 | 29 | 1.1% |
| 1930s | 1,423 | 10 | 0.7% |
| 1940s | 1,041 | 10 | 1% |
| 1950s | 845 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 612 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 467 | 5 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 448 | 5 | 1.1% |
| 1990s | 421 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 447 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 432 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 211 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41 | #2,997 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,303 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,878 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 50 | #2,592 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,937 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 41 | #2,952 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,240 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,793 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,841 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,816 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 45 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,676 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,827 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,863 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,643 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,958 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,593 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,823 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 47 | #2,547 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,535 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,497 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,584 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,434 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,091 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 52 | #1,971 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 42 | #2,204 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,511 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,408 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,042 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,921 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 53 | #1,664 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 47 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 49 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,958 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 39 | #1,773 | 5 | #12,221 |
| 1987 | 49 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 38 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 41 | #1,573 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 48 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 41 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 57 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 63 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,661 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 38 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 44 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 47 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 48 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 37 | #1,417 | 5 | #9,050 |
| 1973 | 50 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 53 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 55 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 53 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 47 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 49 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 56 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 59 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 57 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 64 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 79 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 73 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 75 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 72 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 86 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 85 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 91 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 78 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 92 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 84 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 87 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 88 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 82 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 101 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 87 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 104 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 92 | #674 | 5 | #5,098 |
| 1945 | 89 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 94 | #634 | 5 | #4,697 |
| 1943 | 115 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 130 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 108 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 121 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 108 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 91 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 118 | #533 | 5 | #4,382 |
| 1936 | 132 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 129 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 149 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 151 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 158 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 176 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 211 | #398 | 5 | #4,696 |
| 1929 | 197 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 234 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 265 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 264 | #362 | 5 | #4,990 |
| 1925 | 267 | #364 | 7 | #4,107 |
| 1924 | 282 | #353 | 7 | #4,088 |
| 1923 | 260 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 299 | #340 | 5 | #5,181 |
| 1921 | 328 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 277 | #355 | 5 | #5,144 |
| 1919 | 304 | #320 | 7 | #3,917 |
| 1918 | 312 | #322 | 8 | #3,574 |
| 1917 | 307 | #302 | 6 | #4,204 |
| 1916 | 328 | #283 | 10 | #2,876 |
| 1915 | 273 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 232 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 172 | #302 | 7 | #2,600 |
| 1912 | 146 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 75 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 60 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 48 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 45 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 46 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 45 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 38 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 40 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 42 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 50 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 34 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 41 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 39 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 27 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 36 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 37 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 21 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 28 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 28 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 31 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 10 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 16 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 12 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 11 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 12 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #941 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cyril reached #263 in 1902. As a girl name, it reached #2,600 in 1913. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.