Boys' name · since 1915

Cyrill

36 babies named Cyrill in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#24,453 of 45,481
all-time among boys
36
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade

36 boys have been named Cyrill since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Cyrill has 36 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1922.

  • #24,453 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 36 born since 1915
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cyrill ranks #24,453 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.

#24,453 of 45,481
all-time among boys
36
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cyrill's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cyrill's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Cyrill's full recorded timeline at 1920, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Cyrill popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1922

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1916)
7
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 191519161917192019211922 5

Cyrill by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (19 births, 53% of the file).

1910s was Cyrill's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Cyrill births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 19 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cyrill? ▼
Cyrill has been given to 36 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #24,453 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1922. 7 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
Where does Cyrill sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cyrill ranks #24,453 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cyrill most popular? ▼
Cyrill was most popular in the 1910s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Cyrill been used? ▼
Cyrill has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 8 years of data through 1922.
What names are similar to Cyrill? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cyrus, Cyril, Cyris, Cyrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Cyrill's data

  • Cyrill's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 1920s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cyrill

Nearby Names Like Cyrill

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cyrill

Cyrus Boy
#268 29,208 births
Cyril Boy
#3133 12,034 births
Cyris Boy
#7436 357 births
Cyrie Boy
#9538 157 births
Cyree Boy
#12686 136 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cyrill: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1922 (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 Cyrill 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.