Girls' name · since 1918

Sybella

231 babies named Sybella in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,383 of 72,339
all-time among girls
231
born since 1918
2010s
peak decade

231 girls have been named Sybella since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Sybella has 231 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2024.

  • #18,383 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 231 born since 1918
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sybella ranks #18,383 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 231 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.

#18,383 of 72,339
all-time among girls
231
born since 1918
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sybella's 231 recorded births place it above 74.57% 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 California.

Sybella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sybella's full recorded timeline at 2014, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1938, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Sybella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2017)
20
Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
0510152025 19182006200920122015201820212024 9

Sybella by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (126 births, 55% of the file).

2010s was Sybella's strongest decade.

126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Sybella births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 126 births (55% of all-time use).

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

Sybella by state

Where Sybella concentrates geographically, total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sybella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.2%
California share of Sybella's total US births 2.2%

5 of 231 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sybella?
Sybella has been given to 231 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,383 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 20 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Sybella sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sybella ranks #18,383 of 72,339 girls' 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 Sybella most popular?
Sybella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Sybella most popular?
The top states for the name Sybella are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sybella been used?
The SSA has tracked Sybella since 1918 -- 107 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Sybella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sybil, Syble, Sybilla, Sybel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Sybella's data

  • Sybella's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (126 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Sybellas (5 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.

Keep exploring Sybella

Nearby Names Like Sybella

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sybella: 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, 1918–2024 (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 Sybella 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.