Recorded 1988–2023 Boys' name Peak 2021 78 births

Cye — boys' name

78 babies named Cye in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s52000s122010s292020s26
2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Cye was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

11 babies were named Cye in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cye

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Cye between 1988 and 2023, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cye currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cye performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cye shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cye in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 78 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cye at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

78

Since 1988

36 years of records

Peak year

2021

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1988

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2023

Cye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1988

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
11
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 20232022202120192012201120102006200219991988 6

Cye by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
29 births that decade — 37% of Cye's all-time total
1980s61990s52000s122010s292020s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cye?
78 babies have been named Cye since 1988. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2021 with 11 births.
When was Cye most popular?
Cye was most popular in the 2010s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Cye been used?
Cye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 36 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Cye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cyere. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.