Unisex name · since 1993
Cypress
1,191 babies named Cypress in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,606 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,559 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,191
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cypress is the #1559 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,191 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Cypress recorded 1,191 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #1559 nationally today, ahead of 89% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #4,606 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,559 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,191 born since 1993
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cypress ranks #4,606 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,559 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,191 born since 1993, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,606 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,559 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,191
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
Cypress's 1,191 recorded births place it above 89.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cypress compares
1,191 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Cypress's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cypress | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,191 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 132 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cypress's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cypress's full recorded timeline at 2010, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 132 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cypress popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Cypress popularity over time - girls
1,046 total births recorded since 1978 (Cypress as girls' name)
Cypress by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (620 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Cypress's strongest decade.
620 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Cypress births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 146
2000s
146 births
- 2010s
2010s
388 births
- 2020s
2020s
620 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 620 births (52% of all-time use).
How Cypress 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 Cypress's total volume
Cypress by state
Where Cypress concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 135 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 56 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 44 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 22 | 1.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Oregon | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Washington | | 14 | 1.2% |
135 of 1,191 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Cypress appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cypress's data
- California records the most Cypresss (135 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cypress: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Cypress 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.