Recorded 1922–1943 Girls' name Peak 1943 51 births

Sybile — girls' name

51 babies named Sybile in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s241940s16
1930s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Sybile was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sybile in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sybile

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Sybile between 1922 and 1943, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sybile currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sybile performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sybile shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sybile 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 51 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.

Sybile at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

51

Since 1922

22 years of records

Peak year

1943

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1922

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1943

Sybile popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1922

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1943)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Sybile by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
24 births that decade — 47% of Sybile's all-time total
1920s111930s241940s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sybile?
51 babies have been named Sybile since 1922. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1943 with 9 births.
When was Sybile most popular?
Sybile was most popular in the 1930s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Sybile been used?
Sybile has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 22 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Sybile?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sybil, Syble, Sybella, Sybilla, 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, 1922–1943 (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.