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Sybil

Girl

Meaning of Sybil: Greek: 'prophetess'

Sybil is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1384th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 902nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1384

152 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#902

40 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

20,365

First recorded 1881 · peak 1921

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 70 babies1982: 47 babies1983: 33 babies1984: 39 babies1985: 32 babies1986: 53 babies1987: 40 babies1988: 33 babies1989: 31 babies1990: 33 babies19901991: 26 babies1992: 29 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 24 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 9 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 20 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 12 babies20102011: 13 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 67 babies2014: 86 babies2015: 91 babies2016: 106 babies2017: 111 babies2018: 109 babies2019: 124 babies2020: 101 babies20202021: 123 babies2022: 145 babies2023: 154 babies2024: 136 babies2025: 152 babies
US babies named Sybil per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 154.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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