Boys' name · since 2009
Cylar
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 42 babies named Cylar, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,320 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 42
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cylar sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 42 recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Cylar recorded 42 times among boys since 2009, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2016.
- #23,320 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 42 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cylar ranks #23,320 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,320 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 42
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cylar's 42 recorded births place it above 48.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cylar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cylar's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cylar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2016
- Peak year (2010)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Cylar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (35 births, 83% of the file).
2010s was Cylar's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Cylar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 35 births (83% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cylar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2009–2016 (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 Cylar 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.