Girls' name · since 1989
Cylee
406 babies named Cylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,389 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 406
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cylee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 406 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Cylee recorded 406 times among girls since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2024.
- #13,389 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 406 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cylee ranks #13,389 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 406 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,389 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 406
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cylee's 406 recorded births place it above 81.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Cylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cylee splits its recorded history at 2009: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cylee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
406 total births across 36 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 28 births in a single year.
Cylee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (179 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Cylee's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Cylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
179 births
- 2010s
2010s
174 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 179 births (44% of all-time use).
Cylee decade highlights
- Peak decade 179 births
- Runner-up 174 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Cylee by state
Where Cylee concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 406 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 1.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 1.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Cylee's data
- Cylee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (179 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cylees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Cylee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1989–2024 (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 Cylee 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.
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