Girls' name · since 1922
Sybile
Sybile has 51 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1943 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1922
- 1930s
- peak decade
Sybile is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 51 have been recorded since 1922.
Social Security Administration records show Sybile recorded 51 times among girls since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1943.
- #34,890 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1922
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sybile ranks #34,890 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1922, peaking in the 1930s.
- #34,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1922
- 1930s
- peak decade
Sybile's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sybile's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sybile splits its recorded history at 1936: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1943 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sybile popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1943
- Peak year (1943)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1943.
51 total births across 22 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1943 with 9 births in a single year.
Sybile by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (24 births, 47% of the file).
1930s was Sybile's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Sybile births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
24 births
- 1940s
1940s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 24 births (47% of all-time use).
Sybile decade highlights
- Peak decade 24 births
- Runner-up 16 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Sybile's data
- Sybile's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 1940s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sybile: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1922–1943 (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 Sybile 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.
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