Recorded 1922–1931 Girls' name Peak 1924 18 births

Syril — girls' name

18 babies named Syril in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s131930s5
1920s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Syril was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

7 babies were named Syril in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Syril

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Syril between 1922 and 1931, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Syril currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Syril performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Syril shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Syril 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 18 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.

Syril at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

18

Since 1922

10 years of records

Peak year

1924

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1922

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1931

Syril popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1922

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1924)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 193119241922 6

Syril by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
13 births that decade — 72% of Syril's all-time total
1920s131930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Syril?
18 babies have been named Syril since 1922. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1924 with 7 births.
When was Syril most popular?
Syril was most popular in the 1920s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Syril been used?
Syril has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 10 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Syril?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Syreeta, Syriah, Syrena, Syria, 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, 1922–1931 (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.