Cyril is an established boys' name that peaked in 1916 and has since faded.
Cyril is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,143 for boy births in the United States (and #6,742 across all names), given to 38 babies. Cyril first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1916 (328 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,143 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | — | #3,005 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,306 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,882 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,594 |
| 2020 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,892 |
| 2019 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,954 |
| 2018 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,240 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,794 |
| 2016 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,842 |
| 2015 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,819 |
| 2014 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,673 |
| 2013 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,677 |
| 2012 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,827 |
| 2011 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,863 |
| 2010 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,643 |
| 2009 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,959 |
| 2008 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,593 |
| 2007 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,823 |
| 2006 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,547 |
| 2005 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,535 |
| 2004 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,497 |
| 2003 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,584 |
| 2002 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,434 |
| 2001 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,091 |
| 2000 | 52 | 52 | — | #1,971 |
| 1999 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,204 |
| 1998 | 34 | 34 | — | #2,511 |
| 1997 | 34 | — | — | #2,408 |
| 1996 | 24 | — | — | #3,043 |
| 1995 | 44 | — | — | #1,921 |
| 1994 | 41 | — | — | #2,022 |
| 1993 | 53 | — | — | #1,664 |
| 1992 | 47 | — | — | #1,785 |
| 1991 | 53 | — | — | #1,593 |
| 1990 | 49 | — | — | #1,665 |
| 1989 | 37 | — | — | #1,958 |
| 1988 | 44 | — | #12,222 | #1,773 |
| 1987 | 49 | — | — | #1,470 |
| 1986 | 38 | — | — | #1,666 |
| 1985 | 41 | — | — | #1,573 |
| 1984 | 48 | — | — | #1,368 |
| 1983 | 41 | — | — | #1,495 |
| 1982 | 57 | — | — | #1,233 |
| 1981 | 63 | — | — | #1,158 |
| 1980 | 36 | — | — | #1,628 |
| 1979 | 38 | — | — | #1,538 |
| 1978 | 47 | — | — | #1,331 |
| 1977 | 44 | — | — | #1,374 |
| 1976 | 47 | — | — | #1,288 |
| 1975 | 48 | — | — | #1,232 |
| 1974 | 42 | — | #9,050 | #1,417 |
| 1973 | 50 | — | — | #1,167 |
| 1972 | 53 | — | — | #1,122 |
| 1971 | 48 | — | — | #1,186 |
| 1970 | 55 | — | — | #1,103 |
| 1969 | 53 | — | — | #1,069 |
| 1968 | 47 | — | — | #1,085 |
| 1967 | 49 | — | — | #1,044 |
| 1966 | 56 | — | — | #971 |
| 1965 | 59 | — | — | #957 |
| 1964 | 57 | — | — | #1,002 |
| 1963 | 64 | — | — | #938 |
| 1962 | 79 | — | — | #850 |
| 1961 | 73 | — | — | #898 |
| 1960 | 76 | — | — | #870 |
| 1959 | 72 | — | — | #905 |
| 1958 | 86 | — | — | #810 |
| 1957 | 85 | — | — | #819 |
| 1956 | 91 | — | — | #779 |
| 1955 | 78 | — | — | #830 |
| 1954 | 92 | — | — | #745 |
| 1953 | 84 | — | — | #775 |
| 1952 | 87 | — | — | #757 |
| 1951 | 88 | — | — | #741 |
| 1950 | 82 | — | — | #758 |
| 1949 | 101 | — | — | #681 |
| 1948 | 87 | — | — | #718 |
| 1947 | 104 | — | — | #677 |
| 1946 | 97 | — | #5,098 | #674 |
| 1945 | 89 | — | — | #642 |
| 1944 | 99 | — | #4,697 | #634 |
| 1943 | 115 | — | — | #592 |
| 1942 | 130 | — | — | #536 |
| 1941 | 108 | — | — | #571 |
| 1940 | 121 | — | — | #532 |
| 1939 | 108 | — | — | #552 |
| 1938 | 91 | — | — | #623 |
| 1937 | 123 | — | #4,382 | #533 |
| 1936 | 132 | — | — | #494 |
| 1935 | 129 | — | — | #505 |
| 1934 | 149 | — | — | #460 |
| 1933 | 151 | — | — | #449 |
| 1932 | 158 | — | — | #449 |
| 1931 | 176 | — | — | #428 |
| 1930 | 216 | — | #4,695 | #398 |
| 1929 | 197 | — | — | #420 |
| 1928 | 234 | — | — | #384 |
| 1927 | 265 | — | — | #359 |
| 1926 | 269 | — | #4,990 | #362 |
| 1925 | 274 | — | #4,108 | #364 |
| 1924 | 289 | — | #4,088 | #353 |
| 1923 | 260 | — | — | #368 |
| 1922 | 304 | — | #5,181 | #340 |
| 1921 | 328 | — | — | #323 |
| 1920 | 282 | — | #5,144 | #355 |
| 1919 | 311 | — | #3,917 | #320 |
| 1918 | 320 | — | #3,574 | #322 |
| 1917 | 313 | — | #4,204 | #302 |
| 1916 | 338 | — | #2,876 | #283 |
| 1915 | 273 | — | — | #310 |
| 1914 | 232 | — | — | #294 |
| 1913 | 179 | — | #2,600 | #302 |
| 1912 | 146 | — | — | #297 |
| 1911 | 75 | — | — | #312 |
| 1910 | 60 | — | — | #319 |
| 1909 | 48 | — | — | #335 |
| 1908 | 45 | — | — | #337 |
| 1907 | 46 | — | — | #313 |
| 1906 | 45 | — | — | #306 |
| 1905 | 38 | — | — | #325 |
| 1904 | 40 | — | — | #314 |
| 1903 | 42 | — | — | #293 |
| 1902 | 50 | — | — | #263 |
| 1901 | 34 | — | — | #305 |
| 1900 | 41 | — | — | #339 |
| 1899 | 39 | — | — | #278 |
| 1898 | 27 | — | — | #380 |
| 1897 | 36 | — | — | #306 |
| 1896 | 37 | — | — | #306 |
| 1895 | 21 | — | — | #429 |
| 1894 | 28 | — | — | #338 |
| 1893 | 28 | — | — | #335 |
| 1892 | 31 | — | — | #338 |
| 1891 | 10 | — | — | #611 |
| 1890 | 16 | — | — | #463 |
| 1889 | 12 | — | — | #561 |
| 1888 | 10 | — | — | #660 |
| 1887 | 11 | — | — | #554 |
| 1885 | 12 | — | — | #555 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #1,003 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | — | #739 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #941 |