Gender
Origin
- Greek
- Lordly
Lordly; Saint Cyril and his brother Saint Methodius developed the Cyrillic alphabet. - English
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Cyril
Pronunciation
cy-ril
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #323, 328 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3128, 38 births)
- Girls: peak in 1916 (rank #2833, 10 births); most recent 1988 (rank #11792, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | – |
| 2024 | 41 | – |
| 2023 | 36 | – |
| 2022 | 44 | – |
| 2021 | 50 | – |
| 2020 | 40 | – |
| 2019 | 41 | – |
| 2018 | 61 | – |
| 2017 | 28 | – |
| 2016 | 42 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #1457, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1973 (rank #21, 4,501 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2965, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2019 | 42 |
| 2018 | 38 |
| 2017 | 48 |
| 2016 | 47 |
| 2015 | 77 |
| 2014 | 75 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1966 (rank #91, 46 births); most recent 2012 (rank #718, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1924 (rank #60, 12 births); most recent 1972 (rank #293, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence