Boys' name · since 1997
Cylus
Cylus has 902 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,488 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,556 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 902
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
902 babies have been named Cylus since 1997, making it today's #3556 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cylus has been recorded 902 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #3556 nationally and more common than 74% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #5,488 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,556 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 902 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cylus ranks #5,488 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,556 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 902 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,488 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,556 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 902
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cylus's 902 recorded births place it above 87.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cylus compares
902 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Cylus's all-time total is 144% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cylus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 902 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cylus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cylus splits its recorded history at 2013: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 77 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cylus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Cylus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (544 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Cylus's strongest decade.
544 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Cylus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 126
2000s
126 births
- 2010s
2010s
544 births
- 2020s
2020s
226 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 544 births (60% of all-time use).
How Cylus 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 Cylus's total volume
Cylus by state
Where Cylus concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 38 | 4.2% |
| #2 | California | | 24 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 24 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Washington | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.6% |
38 of 902 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Cylus appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cylus's data
- Cylus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (544 total births) through the 2020s (226) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Cyluss (38 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Cylus
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cylus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Cylus 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.