Girls' name · since 1895

Cyrilla

549 babies named Cyrilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#11,179 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,246 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
549
born since 1895
1920s
peak decade

549 babies have been named Cyrilla since 1895, making it today's #13246 girls' name.

Cyrilla has 549 recorded births among girls since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13246 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2025.

  • #11,179 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #13,246 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 549 born since 1895
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cyrilla ranks #11,179 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,246 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 549 born since 1895, peaking in the 1920s.

#11,179 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,246 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
549
born since 1895
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%23.4%
Cyrilla vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Cyrilla's 549 recorded births place it above 84.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.

How Cyrilla compares

549 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Cyrilla's all-time total is 46% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Cyrilla Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 549 376 567,345
Peak-year births 26 21 19,840

Cyrilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cyrilla splits its recorded history at 1934: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1906 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cyrilla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1917)
26
Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
051015202530 189519131920192719351943195020202025 6

Cyrilla by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (157 births, 29% of the file).

1920s was Cyrilla's strongest decade.

157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Cyrilla births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 157 births (29% of all-time use).

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

How Cyrilla compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cyrilla's total volume

Cyrilla vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -19, 14.8%-21, 10.2%-25, 8.2%-23, 7.7%-26, 8.2%-48, 8.4%-31, 6.9%-29, 7.8%-25, 9.7%-24, 10.6%-22, 10.2%-106, 8%-25, 7.6%-52, 8.7%-24, 7.5%Cyrilla-131, 4.7%Cyrilla
Cyrilla vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Cyrilla by state

Where Cyrilla concentrates geographically, total births since 1895

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cyrilla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
13 2.4%
Minnesota share of Cyrilla's total US births 2.4%

13 of 549 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cyrilla?
Cyrilla has been given to 549 babies in the U.S. since 1895, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #11,179 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #13,246 of 17,297. 26 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
Where does Cyrilla sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cyrilla ranks #11,179 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,246 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cyrilla most popular?
Cyrilla was most popular in the 1920s decade with 157 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Cyrilla most popular?
The top states for the name Cyrilla are Minnesota (13 births).
How long has the name Cyrilla been used?
Records for Cyrilla go back to 1895, giving 131 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Cyrilla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cyrstal, Cyra, Cyrena, Cyrah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Cyrilla's data

  • Cyrilla's decade-level peak was the 1920s (157 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Minnesota records the most Cyrillas (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names

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

Keep exploring Cyrilla

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cyrilla: 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, 1895–2025 (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 Cyrilla 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.