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Sybil

/ˈsɪbɪl/ · 100% girls · 152 born in 2025

Sybil has been given to about 20,365 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsɪbɪl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 10,129
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sybil per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 541
  • Born in 2025152
  • All time20,365
  • England & Wales, 2025#953 · 37

How popular is Sybil?

Its best year was 1921, when 541 babies were given the name, ranking 285th. The typical living American called Sybil is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maryland, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Sybil

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sibyl0.86
  2. Soleil0.53
  3. April0.47
  4. Gail0.47
  5. Abril0.47
  6. Sylvia0.45
  7. Sherrill0.47
  8. Sylvie0.45

Middle names for Sybil

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sybil Anne0.81
  2. Sybil Eve0.80
  3. Sybil Elizabeth0.78
  4. Sybil Catherine0.78
  5. Sybil Josephine0.78
  6. Sybil Rose0.77

Sibling names for Sybil

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mavissister · 0.95
  2. Lenorasister · 0.95
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.94
  4. Louiebrother · 0.94
  5. Harlanbrother · 0.94
  6. Otisbrother · 0.92

Where Sybil is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Maryland0.01%
  2. Utah0.01%
  3. Colorado0.01%
  4. Virginia0.01%
  5. Indiana0.01%

With a common surname

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

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

Sybil 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.