Sybil

#1,423 for girls in 2025, 152 births · Last seen for boys in 1924 at #4,347
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1919 · 515 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
20,360
since 1881

Sybil over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Sybil has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201915peak #282, 1919girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,423152—
2024#1,559136—
2023#1,446154—
2022#1,497145—
2021#1,680123—
2020#1,893101—
2019#1,687124—
2018#1,852109—
2017#1,842111—
2016#1,897106—
2015#2,11391—
2014#2,19486—
2013#2,62667—
2012#7,45616—
2011#8,61413—
2010#9,23112—
2009#9,37912—
2008#7,07318—
2007#8,09815—
2006#6,59219—
2005#5,99920—
2004#7,39115—
2003#10,4259—
2002#11,1088—
2001#6,06718—
2000#6,48716—
1999#9,4799—
1998#7,10413—
1997#6,16315—
1996#7,57411—
1995#4,84620—
1994#4,23824—
1993#5,20618—
1992#3,68029—
1991#3,93626—
1990#3,29733—
1989#3,33031—
1988#3,03933—
1987#2,53140—
1986#2,02553—
1985#2,86032—
1984#2,42139—
1983#2,65933—
1982#2,15047—
1981#1,64170—
1980#1,35193—
1979#1,34991—
1978#1,70761—
1977#1,30389—
1976#1,134104—
1975#1,012119—
1974#1,023117—
1973#1,098103—
1972#1,21288—
1971#1,30583—
1970#1,36976—
1969#1,25979—
1968#1,13389—
1967#1,011103—
1966#830144—
1965#798153—
1964#866143—
1963#703210—
1962#772181—
1961#952129—
1960#804165—
1959#843146—
1958#732182—
1957#767169—
1956#749168—
1955#707178—
1954#663194—
1953#622203—
1952#594215—
1951#571224—
1950#581208—
1949#574214—
1948#560220—
1947#531249—
1946#471277—
1945#460241—
1944#454256—
1943#435287—
1942#423292—
1941#394305—
1940#332368—
1939#327366—
1938#336357—
1937#358322—
1936#317370—
1935#373287—
1934#394271—
1933#382286—
1932#398268—
1931#395274—
1930#383318—
1929#358338—
1928#326419—
1927#320436—
1926#342381—
1925#319442—
1924#305479#4,3475
1923#303455—
1922#297463—
1921#285541—
1920#296483—
1919#282515—
1918#299460—
1917#373288—
1916#362287—
1915#365269—
1914#370206—
1913#374165—
1912#436117—
1911#40996—
1910#381106—
1909#40781—
1908#41376—
1907#48155—
1906#36884—
1905#43360—
1904#42458—
1903#43254—
1902#41256—
1901#41452—
1900#42264—
1899#40851—
1898#49139—
1897#47037—
1896#53831—
1895#54729—
1894#62822—
1893#68718—
1892#68518—
1891#51425—
1890#87210—
1889#68714—
1888#63616—
1887#7889—
1886#7789—
1885#69510—
1884#8517—
1883#9205—
1882#56011—
1881#7406—
1880——
First appearance
1881

The first year at least five girls were named Sybil! It came in at #740, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1884, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Sybil is popular in 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #304 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,836 girlsMNIllinois: #369 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,440 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedWIMichigan: #354 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,974 girlsMINew York: #383 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,103 girlsNYMassachusetts: #360 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,413 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedRIOregon: #164 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 779 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedSDIowa: #300 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,374 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #333 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,422 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #327 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,663 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedNEMissouri: #347 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,936 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #230 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,345 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedNMKansas: #265 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,908 girlsKSArkansas: #237 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,191 girlsARTennessee: #423 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,288 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #395 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,139 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #351 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,496 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #220 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,200 girlsOKLouisiana: #219 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,122 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedMSAlabama: #332 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,586 girlsALGeorgia: #350 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,224 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedHITexas: #202 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 917 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Sybil, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#164 · 1 in 779
  2. Texas#202 · 1 in 917
  3. Louisiana#219 · 1 in 1,122
  4. Oklahoma#220 · 1 in 1,200
  5. West Virginia#230 · 1 in 1,345

Best ever in a state: #108 in South Carolina, 1936.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#16461 in 779
Texas#202471 in 917
Louisiana#219151 in 1,122
Oklahoma#220141 in 1,200
West Virginia#230111 in 1,345
Arkansas#237131 in 1,191
Kansas#26571 in 1,908
Iowa#30081 in 2,374
Minnesota#30471 in 2,836
California#32771 in 2,663
Alabama#33291 in 2,586
New Jersey#33351 in 5,422
Missouri#34791 in 2,936
Georgia#35091 in 3,224
South Carolina#35151 in 3,496
Michigan#35471 in 3,974
Massachusetts#36061 in 5,413
Illinois#369121 in 4,440
New York#383151 in 6,103
North Carolina#39571 in 4,139
Tennessee#42351 in 4,288
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Sybil
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 136 spots since 2024 (#1,559 → #1,423)
  • 470 spots since 2020 (#1,893 → #1,423)
  • 690 spots since 2015 (#2,113 → #1,423)
  • Biggest jump: 358 spots in 1891 (#872 → #514)
  • Biggest drop: 360 spots in 1883 (#560 → #920)
Rise & fade · girls
38 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1919 at #282 (515 births)
  • Births halved by 1944, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 86 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1881–1966
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,194
  • Highest: 1 in 2,194 girls born in 1919 were named Sybil (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 10,574 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 21.8% of all girls named Sybil (4,437) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s87#560 (1882)#739
1890s280#408 (1899)#584
1900s640#368 (1906)#421
1910s2,509#282 (1919)#365
1920s4,437#285 (1921)#315
1930s3,119#317 (1936)#366
1940s2,709#332 (1940)#463
1950s1,887#571 (1951)#683
1960s1,396#703 (1963)#913
1970s931#1,012 (1975)#1,251
1980s471#1,351 (1980)#2,401
1990s198#3,297 (1990)#5,552
2000s150#5,999 (2005)#7,862
2010s735#1,687 (2019)#3,951
2020s811#1,423 (2025)#1,583

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Sybil in 1915

girls
#365
269 births · 1 in 3,657 girls

Top girls' names in 1915

  1. #1Mary58,187
  2. #2Helen30,866
  3. #3Dorothy25,154
  4. #4Margaret23,054
  5. #5Ruth21,878
  6. #6Mildred15,254
  7. #7Anna15,119
  8. #8Elizabeth14,103
  9. #9Frances12,786
  10. #10Evelyn11,595
  11. #365Sybil269
More about 1915

girls

983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 3,657 of them was named Sybil, which outranked 92.7% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sybil
  1. #362Margery275
  2. #363Lelia272
  3. #364Iona270
  4. #365Sybil269
  5. #366Alvina268
  6. #367Pansy267
  7. #368Althea266
Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 500Gerda#1,444 → #944
  2. ↑ 451Theda#1,034 → #583
  3. ↑ 441Dominga#1,385 → #944
  4. ↑ 354Vernon#1,344 → #990
  5. ↑ 308Loyce#1,147 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Drusilla#956 → #1,339
  2. ↓ 342Rossie#798 → #1,140
  3. ↓ 335Arlie#855 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 329Orene#956 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 329Margot#988 → #1,317

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1915 →