Sybella
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sih-BEL-uh
- Origin
- Greek
Sybella is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “prophetess”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sybella mean?
Greek: variant of Sibella, a form of Sybil, from Greek sibylla
“prophetess”
The sibyls were prophetesses of the ancient world, such as the Sibyl of Cumae.
Is Sybella a girl's or a boy's name?
Sybella is a girls' name.
How popular is Sybella in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1918.
Half of all the girls named Sybella in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sybella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #4,340 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,289 |
Nicknames for Sybella
Names like Sybella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophia Solana Luna Elara Lyra Elina Amora Isla Alora Ximena Alessia Elora
Names related to Sybella
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sybella: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sybella, updated 20 October 2026.