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Cyril

/ˈsɪɹəl/ · 99% boys · 38 born in 2025

Cyril has been given to about 12,131 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsɪɹəl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,189
Median age today63 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cyril per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1916 · 338
  • Born in 202538
  • All time12,131
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Cyril?

Its best year was 1916, when 338 babies were given the name, ranking 283rd. The typical living American called Cyril is about 63 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Cyril

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Virgil0.64
  2. Cecil0.62
  3. Kyrie0.64
  4. Kris0.56
  5. Phil0.55
  6. Gil0.55
  7. Kirk0.52
  8. Kirby0.52

Middle names for Cyril

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cyril Paul0.77
  2. Cyril John0.77
  3. Cyril Dean0.76
  4. Cyril Blake0.76
  5. Cyril Bryce0.76
  6. Cyril Wade0.76

Sibling names for Cyril

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.93
  2. Ilasister · 0.92
  3. Luellasister · 0.91
  4. Forestbrother · 0.89
  5. Louiebrother · 0.88
  6. Amosbrother · 0.88

Where Cyril is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Cyril Anderson0.77
  2. Cyril Reyes0.72
  3. Cyril Nguyen0.72
  4. Cyril Moore0.72
  5. Cyril Hall0.72
  6. Cyril Green0.72

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 Cyril

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

Cyril across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.