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Girl name

Cyd

/ˈsɪd/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1977

Cyd has been given to about 556 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1954, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈsɪd/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 486
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cyd per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1954 · 45
  • Born in 20250
  • All time556

How popular is Cyd?

Its best year was 1954, when 45 babies were given the name, ranking 1510th. The typical living American called Cyd is about 66 years old today.

Names that sound like Cyd

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Not enough close matches

Middle names for Cyd

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cyd Alice0.75
  2. Cyd Iris0.74
  3. Cyd Opal0.74
  4. Cyd Ivy0.74
  5. Cyd Noelle0.74
  6. Cyd Belle0.74

Sibling names for Cyd

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.67
  2. Pennysister · 0.67
  3. Rockybrother · 0.65
  4. Margosister · 0.64
  5. Dannybrother · 0.60
  6. Jaybrother · 0.59

Where Cyd is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cyd Evans0.70
    2. Cyd Edwards0.70
    3. Cyd Anderson0.70
    4. Cyd Allen0.70
    5. Cyd Adams0.70
    6. Cyd Wilson0.66

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Cyd

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.