Hello, worldnames
Hello, my name isGirlBoy

Cyril

Pronounced /ˈsɪɹəl/

Rank in 2024
#3,027
Born in 2024
41
Peak year
1916 · #285
Origin
Ancient Greek

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
00.20.40.618801900192019401960198020002020
Hover or tap the chart for any year. Per 1,000 adjusts for how many babies were born that year.
Compare Cyril with other names

Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 41 boys were named Cyril, about 1 in every 41,837.
  • It peaked in 1916 with 328 babies, ranked #285.
  • It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
  • 11,993 boys have been named Cyril since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Cyril per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0.3
    Greatest
  2. 0.1
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 4,839 babies, 0.29 per 1,000. Silent: 2,511 babies, 0.12 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,577 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen X: 766 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Millennials: 724 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 686 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 514 babies, 0.02 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Via Late Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos), from κύριος (kúrios, “lord, master”).

  • A male given name from Ancient Greek; best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs.
Origin
Ancient Greek
Say it
/ˈsɪɹəl/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Cyril, CC BY-SA 4.0.