Girls' name · since 1881
Sybil
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 20,360 babies named Sybil, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,054 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,423 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,360
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sybil currently ranks #1423 among girls' names in America, with 20,360 babies recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sybil has been recorded 20,360 times among girls since 1881, currently ranked #1423 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #1,054 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,423 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 20,360 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sybil ranks #1,054 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,423 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 20,360 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,054 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,423 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,360
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sybil's 20,360 recorded births place it above 98.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Sybil compares
20,360 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Sybil's all-time total is 54x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sybil | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,360 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 541 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sybil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sybil's full recorded timeline at 1953, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 541 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sybil popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 541
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Sybil popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1924 (Sybil as boys' name)
Sybil by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (4,437 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Sybil's strongest decade.
4,437 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Sybil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 87
1880s
87 births
- 1890s 280
1890s
280 births
- 1900s 640
1900s
640 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,509 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,437 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,119 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,709 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,887 births
- 1960s 1,396
1960s
1,396 births
- 1970s 931
1970s
931 births
- 1980s 471
1980s
471 births
- 1990s 198
1990s
198 births
- 2000s 150
2000s
150 births
- 2010s 735
2010s
735 births
- 2020s 811
2020s
811 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 4,437 births (22% of all-time use).
How Sybil 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 Sybil's total volume
Sybil by state
Where Sybil concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,754 | 8.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 1,300 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 1,245 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 1,206 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 1,121 | 5.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 1,115 | 5.5% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 975 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 585 | 2.9% |
1,754 of 20,360 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Sybil appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sybil's data
- Sybil's decade-level peak was the 1920s (4,437 total births); usage has since declined to 811 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sybils (1,754 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sybil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Sybil 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.