How Many People Are Named Cypress?
An estimated 2,029 people in the United States have the first name Cypress. It is used for both genders, with 52.6% male. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Cypress peaked in popularity in 2024 with 204 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cypress 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 Cypress paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Cypress is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Cypress is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,029
About 1 in 168,928 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
52.6% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
204 births
Total Registered
2,048
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cypress
Cypress is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (52.6%) and females (47.4%). Out of 2,048 total births registered, 1,078 were male and 970 were female.
Cypress as a male name
Ranked #1,416 in 2024
130 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (130 births)
Cypress as a female name
Ranked #2,439 in 2024
74 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (74 births)
Cypress: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cypress span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 842 babies were registered. Cypress remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Cypress by Decade
How has Cypress 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.
Cypress by State
Birth registrations for Cypress span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Missouri, Colorado. On average, about 36 Cypresss were registered per state.
Cypress + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cypress as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cypress
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cypress: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cypress?
We estimate approximately 2,029 people named Cypress 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 168,928 Americans share this first name.
Is Cypress a common name?
Cypress is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,048 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cypress most popular?
Cypress reached peak popularity in 2024, when 204 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cypress is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cypress a male name?
Cypress is predominantly male. 52.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cypress Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cypress Smith, Cypress Johnson, Cypress 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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