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
- Peak · girls
- 1919 · 515 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 20,360since 1881
Sybil over time
Rank among girls' names. Sybil has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,423 | 152 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,559 | 136 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,446 | 154 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,497 | 145 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,680 | 123 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,893 | 101 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,687 | 124 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,852 | 109 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,842 | 111 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,897 | 106 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,113 | 91 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,194 | 86 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,626 | 67 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,456 | 16 | — | |
| 2011 | #8,614 | 13 | — | |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | — | |
| 2009 | #9,379 | 12 | — | |
| 2008 | #7,073 | 18 | — | |
| 2007 | #8,098 | 15 | — | |
| 2006 | #6,592 | 19 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,999 | 20 | — | |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | — | |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 | — | |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | — | |
| 2001 | #6,067 | 18 | — | |
| 2000 | #6,487 | 16 | — | |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | — | |
| 1998 | #7,104 | 13 | — | |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | — | |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | — | |
| 1995 | #4,846 | 20 | — | |
| 1994 | #4,238 | 24 | — | |
| 1993 | #5,206 | 18 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,680 | 29 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,936 | 26 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,297 | 33 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,330 | 31 | — | |
| 1988 | #3,039 | 33 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,531 | 40 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,025 | 53 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,860 | 32 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,421 | 39 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,659 | 33 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,150 | 47 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,641 | 70 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,351 | 93 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,349 | 91 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,707 | 61 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,303 | 89 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,134 | 104 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,012 | 119 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,023 | 117 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,098 | 103 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,212 | 88 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,305 | 83 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,369 | 76 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,259 | 79 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,133 | 89 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,011 | 103 | — | |
| 1966 | #830 | 144 | — | |
| 1965 | #798 | 153 | — | |
| 1964 | #866 | 143 | — | |
| 1963 | #703 | 210 | — | |
| 1962 | #772 | 181 | — | |
| 1961 | #952 | 129 | — | |
| 1960 | #804 | 165 | — | |
| 1959 | #843 | 146 | — | |
| 1958 | #732 | 182 | — | |
| 1957 | #767 | 169 | — | |
| 1956 | #749 | 168 | — | |
| 1955 | #707 | 178 | — | |
| 1954 | #663 | 194 | — | |
| 1953 | #622 | 203 | — | |
| 1952 | #594 | 215 | — | |
| 1951 | #571 | 224 | — | |
| 1950 | #581 | 208 | — | |
| 1949 | #574 | 214 | — | |
| 1948 | #560 | 220 | — | |
| 1947 | #531 | 249 | — | |
| 1946 | #471 | 277 | — | |
| 1945 | #460 | 241 | — | |
| 1944 | #454 | 256 | — | |
| 1943 | #435 | 287 | — | |
| 1942 | #423 | 292 | — | |
| 1941 | #394 | 305 | — | |
| 1940 | #332 | 368 | — | |
| 1939 | #327 | 366 | — | |
| 1938 | #336 | 357 | — | |
| 1937 | #358 | 322 | — | |
| 1936 | #317 | 370 | — | |
| 1935 | #373 | 287 | — | |
| 1934 | #394 | 271 | — | |
| 1933 | #382 | 286 | — | |
| 1932 | #398 | 268 | — | |
| 1931 | #395 | 274 | — | |
| 1930 | #383 | 318 | — | |
| 1929 | #358 | 338 | — | |
| 1928 | #326 | 419 | — | |
| 1927 | #320 | 436 | — | |
| 1926 | #342 | 381 | — | |
| 1925 | #319 | 442 | — | |
| 1924 | #305 | 479 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #303 | 455 | — | |
| 1922 | #297 | 463 | — | |
| 1921 | #285 | 541 | — | |
| 1920 | #296 | 483 | — | |
| 1919 | #282 | 515 | — | |
| 1918 | #299 | 460 | — | |
| 1917 | #373 | 288 | — | |
| 1916 | #362 | 287 | — | |
| 1915 | #365 | 269 | — | |
| 1914 | #370 | 206 | — | |
| 1913 | #374 | 165 | — | |
| 1912 | #436 | 117 | — | |
| 1911 | #409 | 96 | — | |
| 1910 | #381 | 106 | — | |
| 1909 | #407 | 81 | — | |
| 1908 | #413 | 76 | — | |
| 1907 | #481 | 55 | — | |
| 1906 | #368 | 84 | — | |
| 1905 | #433 | 60 | — | |
| 1904 | #424 | 58 | — | |
| 1903 | #432 | 54 | — | |
| 1902 | #412 | 56 | — | |
| 1901 | #414 | 52 | — | |
| 1900 | #422 | 64 | — | |
| 1899 | #408 | 51 | — | |
| 1898 | #491 | 39 | — | |
| 1897 | #470 | 37 | — | |
| 1896 | #538 | 31 | — | |
| 1895 | #547 | 29 | — | |
| 1894 | #628 | 22 | — | |
| 1893 | #687 | 18 | — | |
| 1892 | #685 | 18 | — | |
| 1891 | #514 | 25 | — | |
| 1890 | #872 | 10 | — | |
| 1889 | #687 | 14 | — | |
| 1888 | #636 | 16 | — | |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | — | |
| 1886 | #778 | 9 | — | |
| 1885 | #695 | 10 | — | |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | — | |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | — | |
| 1882 | #560 | 11 | — | |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1924
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Louisiana#131 · 1 in 566
- Arkansas#180 · 1 in 833
- Oklahoma#180 · 1 in 855
- Maine#191 · 1 in 1,034
- Alabama#197 · 1 in 1,162
Best ever in a state: #108 in South Carolina, 1936.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #131 | 43 | 1 in 566 |
| Arkansas | #180 | 26 | 1 in 833 |
| Oklahoma | #180 | 30 | 1 in 855 |
| Maine | #191 | 7 | 1 in 1,034 |
| Alabama | #197 | 28 | 1 in 1,162 |
| West Virginia | #201 | 19 | 1 in 1,135 |
| South Carolina | #206 | 18 | 1 in 1,373 |
| Georgia | #214 | 23 | 1 in 1,492 |
| Texas | #214 | 60 | 1 in 1,040 |
| North Carolina | #219 | 29 | 1 in 1,427 |
| Mississippi | #223 | 19 | 1 in 1,201 |
| Florida | #233 | 11 | 1 in 1,212 |
| New York | #313 | 28 | 1 in 3,622 |
| New Jersey | #317 | 7 | 1 in 4,570 |
| Illinois | #324 | 18 | 1 in 3,456 |
| Massachusetts | #360 | 6 | 1 in 6,248 |
| Tennessee | #361 | 9 | 1 in 3,320 |
| Michigan | #364 | 9 | 1 in 4,538 |
| Kentucky | #382 | 9 | 1 in 3,524 |
| California | #388 | 11 | 1 in 3,445 |
| Missouri | #425 | 7 | 1 in 4,593 |
| Ohio | #529 | 6 | 1 in 9,644 |
| Pennsylvania | #583 | 7 | 1 in 14,204 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1919 at #282 (515 births)
- Births halved by 1944, 25 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1881–1966
- 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%)
- 21.8% of all girls named Sybil (4,437) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 87 | #560 (1882) | #739 |
| 1890s | 280 | #408 (1899) | #584 |
| 1900s | 640 | #368 (1906) | #421 |
| 1910s | 2,509 | #282 (1919) | #365 |
| 1920s | 4,437 | #285 (1921) | #315 |
| 1930s | 3,119 | #317 (1936) | #366 |
| 1940s | 2,709 | #332 (1940) | #463 |
| 1950s | 1,887 | #571 (1951) | #683 |
| 1960s | 1,396 | #703 (1963) | #913 |
| 1970s | 931 | #1,012 (1975) | #1,251 |
| 1980s | 471 | #1,351 (1980) | #2,401 |
| 1990s | 198 | #3,297 (1990) | #5,552 |
| 2000s | 150 | #5,999 (2005) | #7,862 |
| 2010s | 735 | #1,687 (2019) | #3,951 |
| 2020s | 811 | #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 1924
Top girls' names in 1924
Top boys' names in 1924
More about 1924
girls
1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 2,607 of them was named Sybil, which outranked 94.8% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 226,548 of them was named Sybil, which outranked 12.5% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 623 names at #4,347; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.