How Many People Are Named Cyril?
people named Cyril are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 83,098 people in the US has this name
Based on 12,131 babies named Cyril in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
338 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek name Κυριλλος (Kyrillos) which was derived from Greek κυριος (kyrios) "lord", a word used frequently in the Greek Bible to refer to God or Jesus.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Cyril (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cyril alive today is about 47 years old, and 38% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 24 and 69 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cyril first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1916, to 338 babies. In 2025, 38 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cyril has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #263, in 1902. In 2025 it ranked #3,142.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,142 |
| Best rank | #263 (1902) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #362 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cyril alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cyril were born in New York than in any other state: about 368 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cyril was given 3.9 times as often in Minnesota, 3.5 times in Wisconsin and 3.1 times in Louisiana.
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