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How popular is the name Cyril?
Births per year, rank history and how many Cyrils are alive today.
Cyril (male), once a common boys' name, is now rarely given to new babies in England and Wales: just 5 in 2025, ranked 3684th. The name peaked in 1904, when around 5,700 babies were given the name, the 26th most popular that year. It has declined since 1904; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. At least 110,000 babies have been named Cyril in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
The Cyril you are most likely to meet is around 86 years old. Half of all Cyrils born in England and Wales are between 59 and 87, and there are at least 11,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 3.6% chance that at least one of them will be called Cyril.
How many babies are named Cyril each year?
Where does Cyril rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Cyril most popular?
Cyril peaked in 1904, when around 5,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Cyril?
At least 11,000 people named Cyril born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Cyril?
Most living Cyrils are between 59 and 87; the most common age is about 86.
Is Cyril becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.