How Many People Are Named Cyle?
An estimated 1,920 people in the United States have the first name Cyle. It is predominantly male (99.2%). The average bearer is 33 years old, and Cyle peaked in popularity in 1989 with 103 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cyle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cyle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,920
About 1 in 178,518 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.2% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1989
103 births
Total Registered
1,986
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cyle
Cyle is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,986 total births registered, 99.2% were male.
Cyle as a male name
Ranked #12,718 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1990 (103 births)
Cyle as a female name
Ranked #12,813 in 1989
5 female births in 1989
Peak: 1986 (5 births)
Cyle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cyle span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 792 babies were registered. Cyle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cyle by Decade
How has Cyle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cyle by State
Birth registrations for Cyle span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Michigan. The lowest are in Washington, Tennessee, North Carolina. On average, about 35 Cyles were registered per state.
Cyle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cyle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cyle
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cyle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cyle?
We estimate approximately 1,920 people named Cyle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 178,518 Americans share this first name.
Is Cyle a common name?
Cyle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,986 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cyle most popular?
Cyle reached peak popularity in 1989, when 103 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cyle is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cyle a male name?
Cyle is predominantly male. 99.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cyle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cyle Smith, Cyle Johnson, Cyle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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