Is Sybil a boy or girl name?
Sybil is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 136 girls and 0 boys were named Sybil, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 20,212 US babies named Sybil were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,564
- Babies named Sybil since 1881
- 20,212
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 541 babies
Boys and girls named Sybil, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 87 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 280 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 640 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,509 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 4,437 | 99.9% |
| 1930s | 0 | 3,119 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,709 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,887 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,396 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 931 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 471 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 198 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 150 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 734 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 659 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,564 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,449 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,502 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,692 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,907 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,707 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,865 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,853 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,907 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,122 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,211 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,655 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,758 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,086 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,724 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,914 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,376 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,471 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,804 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,219 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,795 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,221 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,067 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,286 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,769 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,242 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,483 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,455 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,064 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,364 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,403 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,764 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,043 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,350 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,389 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,088 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,566 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,051 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,928 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,463 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,715 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,180 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,661 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,362 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,362 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,725 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,314 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,138 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,020 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,030 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,103 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,218 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,313 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,386 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,267 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,145 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,017 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 144 | #834 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 153 | #802 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 143 | #868 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 210 | #706 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 181 | #775 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 129 | #955 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 165 | #808 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 146 | #846 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 182 | #736 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 169 | #769 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 168 | #751 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 178 | #709 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 194 | #667 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 203 | #625 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 215 | #595 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 224 | #574 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 208 | #583 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 214 | #574 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 220 | #561 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 249 | #532 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 277 | #473 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 241 | #462 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 256 | #455 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 287 | #437 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 292 | #423 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 305 | #394 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 368 | #333 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 366 | #327 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 357 | #336 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 322 | #359 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 370 | #319 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 287 | #374 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 271 | #395 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 286 | #382 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 268 | #399 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 274 | #395 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 318 | #385 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 338 | #359 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 419 | #326 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 436 | #321 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 381 | #342 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 442 | #319 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,875 | 479 | #305 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 455 | #303 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 463 | #298 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 541 | #285 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 483 | #296 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 515 | #282 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 460 | #299 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 288 | #373 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 287 | #362 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 269 | #365 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 206 | #370 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 165 | #377 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 117 | #437 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 96 | #412 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 106 | #384 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 81 | #407 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 76 | #416 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 55 | #484 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 84 | #374 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 60 | #437 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 58 | #426 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 54 | #434 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 56 | #414 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 52 | #419 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 64 | #422 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 51 | #412 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 39 | #500 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 37 | #476 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 31 | #548 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 29 | #562 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 22 | #640 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 18 | #708 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 18 | #703 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 25 | #521 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 10 | #932 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 14 | #719 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 16 | #660 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 9 | #849 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 9 | #821 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 10 | #738 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 7 | #918 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,038 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 11 | #595 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 6 | #815 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sybil reached #4,875 in 1924. As a girl name, it reached #282 in 1919. 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 1920s, 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.