Girls' name · since 1963
Cybele
Cybele has 156 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 156
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak decade
156 girls have been named Cybele since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cybele has 156 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2023.
- #22,350 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 156 born since 1963
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cybele ranks #22,350 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 156 born since 1963, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 156
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak decade
Cybele's 156 recorded births place it above 69.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cybele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cybele's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1966 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cybele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2023
- Peak year (1966)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Cybele by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (104 births, 67% of the file).
1960s was Cybele's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Cybele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
104 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 104 births (67% of all-time use).
Cybele by state
Where Cybele concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 7.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 6.4% |
11 of 156 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cybele's data
- Cybele's decade-level peak was the 1960s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cybeles (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cybele: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1963–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cybele draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.