How Many People Are Named Syril?
An estimated 0 people in the United States have the first name Syril. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 0 years old, and Syril peaked in popularity in 1924 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Syril 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 Syril paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Syril is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
0
About 1 in 1 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
0
years old
Peak Year
1924
7 births
Total Registered
18
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Syril
Syril is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 18 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Syril as a female name
Ranked #4,894 in 1931
5 female births in 1931
Peak: 1924 (7 births)
Syril: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Syril span from the 1920s to the 1930s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 13 babies were registered. While Syril is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Syril by Decade
How has Syril 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.
Syril + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Syril as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Syril
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Syril: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Syril?
We estimate approximately 0 people named Syril 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 1 Americans share this first name.
Is Syril a common name?
Syril is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 2.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Syril most popular?
Syril reached peak popularity in 1924, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Syril is approximately 0 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Syril a female name?
Syril is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Syril Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Syril Smith, Syril Johnson, Syril 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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