Boys' name · since 1996
Cylas
Cylas has 1,034 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,029 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,199 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,034
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cylas is the #2199 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,034 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Cylas recorded 1,034 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #2199 nationally today, ahead of 84% of boys, 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 1996 to 2025.
- #5,029 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,199 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,034 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cylas ranks #5,029 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,199 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,034 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,029 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,199 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,034
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cylas's 1,034 recorded births place it above 88.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Cylas compares
1,034 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cylas's all-time total is 180% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cylas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,034 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cylas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cylas's full recorded timeline at 2012, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 77 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cylas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Cylas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (574 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Cylas's strongest decade.
574 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Cylas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 145
2000s
145 births
- 2010s
2010s
574 births
- 2020s
2020s
310 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 574 births (56% of all-time use).
How Cylas compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cylas's total volume
Cylas by state
Where Cylas concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 33 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 19 | 1.8% |
| #3 | California | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
33 of 1,034 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Cylas appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cylas's data
- Cylas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (574 total births) through the 2020s (310) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Cylass (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Cylas
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cylas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Cylas 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.