Cyril
Boy · Greek
Vintage revival
Cyril is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “lord, master”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 3,127th for boys in the US (38 babies).
What does Cyril mean?
Greek
“lord, master”
A male given name from Ancient Greek; best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Cyril a girl's or a boy's name?
Cyril is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 38 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cyril in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 94% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Cyril, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cyril in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#26), 1914 (#29), 1924 (#35), 1934 (#61) and 1944 (#98).
Cyril in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Cyril in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,127among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 45,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 38 boys in the US were named Cyril, making it the 3,127th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,885th. Its busiest year was 1916, with 328 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cyril in the US since 1880 were born between 1920 and 1960, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cyril in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,127 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,000 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,291 |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,871 |
| 2021 | 50 | #2,587 |
| 2020 | 41 | #2,885 |
| 2019 | 41 | #2,941 |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,229 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,837 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,808 |
| 2014 | 45 | #2,659 |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,666 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,851 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,582 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2006 | 47 | #2,541 |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,524 |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,485 |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,575 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,424 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,082 |
| 2000 | 52 | #1,964 |
| 1999 | 42 | #2,196 |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,504 |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,393 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,909 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,007 |
| 1993 | 53 | #1,657 |
| 1992 | 47 | #1,773 |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,583 |
| 1990 | 49 | #1,657 |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,948 |
| 1988 | 39 | #1,763 |
| 1987 | 49 | #1,465 |
| 1986 | 38 | #1,661 |
| 1985 | 41 | #1,568 |
| 1984 | 48 | #1,364 |
| 1983 | 41 | #1,489 |
| 1982 | 57 | #1,228 |
| 1981 | 63 | #1,154 |
| 1980 | 36 | #1,619 |
| 1979 | 38 | #1,532 |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,326 |
| 1977 | 44 | #1,367 |
| 1976 | 47 | #1,286 |
| 1975 | 48 | #1,228 |
| 1974 | 37 | #1,409 |
| 1973 | 50 | #1,163 |
| 1972 | 53 | #1,120 |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,181 |
| 1970 | 55 | #1,103 |
| 1969 | 53 | #1,064 |
| 1968 | 47 | #1,083 |
| 1967 | 49 | #1,043 |
| 1966 | 56 | #968 |
| 1965 | 59 | #957 |
| 1964 | 57 | #1,000 |
| 1963 | 64 | #935 |
| 1962 | 79 | #849 |
| 1961 | 73 | #895 |
| 1960 | 76 | #869 |
| 1959 | 72 | #902 |
| 1958 | 86 | #806 |
| 1957 | 85 | #817 |
| 1956 | 91 | #777 |
| 1955 | 78 | #828 |
| 1954 | 92 | #744 |
| 1953 | 84 | #773 |
| 1952 | 87 | #754 |
| 1951 | 88 | #739 |
| 1950 | 82 | #757 |
| 1949 | 101 | #680 |
| 1948 | 87 | #716 |
| 1947 | 104 | #677 |
| 1946 | 92 | #674 |
| 1945 | 89 | #640 |
| 1944 | 94 | #633 |
| 1943 | 115 | #592 |
| 1942 | 130 | #536 |
| 1941 | 108 | #571 |
| 1940 | 121 | #532 |
| 1939 | 108 | #552 |
| 1938 | 91 | #622 |
| 1937 | 118 | #532 |
| 1936 | 132 | #494 |
| 1935 | 129 | #505 |
| 1934 | 149 | #460 |
| 1933 | 151 | #449 |
| 1932 | 158 | #448 |
| 1931 | 176 | #428 |
| 1930 | 211 | #398 |
| 1929 | 197 | #420 |
| 1928 | 234 | #384 |
| 1927 | 265 | #359 |
| 1926 | 264 | #359 |
| 1925 | 267 | #363 |
| 1924 | 282 | #353 |
| 1923 | 260 | #367 |
| 1922 | 299 | #339 |
| 1921 | 328 | #323 |
| 1920 | 277 | #355 |
| 1919 | 304 | #319 |
| 1918 | 312 | #322 |
| 1917 | 307 | #302 |
| 1916 | 328 | #283 |
| 1915 | 273 | #309 |
| 1914 | 232 | #293 |
| 1913 | 172 | #302 |
| 1912 | 146 | #296 |
| 1911 | 75 | #312 |
| 1910 | 60 | #318 |
| 1909 | 48 | #334 |
| 1908 | 45 | #335 |
| 1907 | 46 | #313 |
| 1906 | 45 | #304 |
| 1905 | 38 | #322 |
| 1904 | 40 | #312 |
| 1903 | 42 | #292 |
| 1902 | 50 | #261 |
| 1901 | 34 | #302 |
| 1900 | 41 | #337 |
| 1899 | 39 | #276 |
| 1898 | 27 | #377 |
| 1897 | 36 | #306 |
| 1896 | 37 | #306 |
| 1895 | 21 | #426 |
| 1894 | 28 | #336 |
| 1893 | 28 | #330 |
| 1892 | 31 | #335 |
| 1891 | 10 | #597 |
| 1890 | 16 | #458 |
| 1889 | 12 | #549 |
| 1888 | 10 | #648 |
| 1887 | 11 | #544 |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 12 | #547 |
| 1884 | 5 | #971 |
| 1883 | 7 | #720 |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #909 |
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