Total births
174
Girls' name · since 1880
Sybilla
174 babies named Sybilla in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 174
- total births
- 1880–2011
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
Sybilla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 174 recorded since 1880.
Sybilla has 174 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2011.
- 174 total births
- 1880–2011 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 28% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
174 girls have been named Sybilla since 1880, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2011.
- 174
- total births
- 1880–2011
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
28% of everyone ever named Sybilla was born in this single decade.
1917
Single peak year
10 babies were named Sybilla in 1917 - its busiest year on record.
Sybilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sybilla's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1894, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sybilla at a glance
Last recorded 2011Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1880
Sybilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2011
- Peak year (1917)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Sybilla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Sybilla's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Sybilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 12
1880s
12 births
- 1890s
1890s
28 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
46 births
- 1920s
1920s
49 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 49 births (28% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sybilla? ▼
174 babies have been named Sybilla since 1880. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1917 with 10 births.
When was Sybilla most popular? ▼
Sybilla was most popular in the 1920s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Sybilla been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sybilla since 1880 -- 132 years through the most recent 2011 data.
What names are similar to Sybilla? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sybil, Syble, Sybella, Sybel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Sybilla's data
- Sybilla's decade-level peak was the 1920s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sybilla
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sybilla
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Sybella Girl
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Sybel Girl
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Sybol Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1880–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sybilla: Baby Name Since 1880 - 174 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sybilla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sybilla 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 June 2026.