Recorded 1917–1923 Girls' name Peak 1918 49 births

Sibyle — girls' name

49 babies named Sibyle in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

49 girls have been named Sibyle since 1917, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1923.

49
total births
1917–1923
years on record
1910s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Sibyle was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

13 babies were named Sibyle in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sibyle

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Sibyle between 1917 and 1923, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sibyle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sibyle performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sibyle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sibyle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 49 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sibyle at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

49

Since 1917

7 years of records

Peak year

1918

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1917

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1923

Sibyle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1917

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1918)
13
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
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Sibyle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
31 births that decade — 63% of Sibyle's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sibyle?
49 babies have been named Sibyle since 1917. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1918 with 13 births.
When was Sibyle most popular?
Sibyle was most popular in the 1910s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Sibyle been used?
Sibyle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 7 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Sibyle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sibyl, Sibel, Sibbie, Sibley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1923 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.