How Many People Are Named Cy?
people named Cy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 98,185 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,921 babies named Cy in Social Security records from 1902 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
117 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of CYRUS or CYRIL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Cy, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cy alive today is about 27 years old, and 65% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 38 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cy first appears in the records in 1902 and was given most often in 2010, to 117 babies. In 2025, 52 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1902 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cy has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,036, in 1902. In 2025 it ranked #2,540.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,540 |
| Best rank | #1,036 (1902) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,552 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cy were born in California than in any other state: about 298 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cy was given 4.2 times as often in Louisiana, 2.6 times in Texas and 2.4 times in California.
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