Sybil

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Sybil or Sibyl is a feminine given name of Greek origin given in reference to the sibyls, oracles of Ancient Greece. It has been in common use in Christian countries since the Middle Ages. Latinate forms of the name in use by 1381 included Sibilla and Sibilia.

From Wikipedia

Sybil first appears in the data in 1881 and has been recorded in 144 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1921 with 541 babies (rank #285 that year). In 2024 it was given to 136 girls (rank #1,564). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Sybil

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sybil yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

20,212

Total babies (all years)

144

Years in the data

541

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Downton Abbey: Lady Sybil Crawley — the youngest

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	6	#815
1882	11	#595
1883	5	#1,038
1884	7	#918
1885	10	#738
1886	9	#821
1887	9	#849
1888	16	#660
1889	14	#719
1890	10	#932
1891	25	#521
1892	18	#703
1893	18	#708
1894	22	#640
1895	29	#562
1896	31	#548
1897	37	#476
1898	39	#500
1899	51	#412
1900	64	#422
1901	52	#419
1902	56	#414
1903	54	#434
1904	58	#426
1905	60	#437
1906	84	#374
1907	55	#484
1908	76	#416
1909	81	#407
1910	106	#384
1911	96	#412
1912	117	#437
1913	165	#377
1914	206	#370
1915	269	#365
1916	287	#362
1917	288	#373
1918	460	#299
1919	515	#282
1920	483	#296
1921	541	#285
1922	463	#298
1923	455	#303
1924	479	#305
1925	442	#319
1926	381	#342
1927	436	#321
1928	419	#326
1929	338	#359
1930	318	#385
1931	274	#395
1932	268	#399
1933	286	#382
1934	271	#395
1935	287	#374
1936	370	#319
1937	322	#359
1938	357	#336
1939	366	#327
1940	368	#333
1941	305	#394
1942	292	#423
1943	287	#437
1944	256	#455
1945	241	#462
1946	277	#473
1947	249	#532
1948	220	#561
1949	214	#574
1950	208	#583
1951	224	#574
1952	215	#595
1953	203	#625
1954	194	#667
1955	178	#709
1956	168	#751
1957	169	#769
1958	182	#736
1959	146	#846
1960	165	#808
1961	129	#955
1962	181	#775
1963	210	#706
1964	143	#868
1965	153	#802
1966	144	#834
1967	103	#1,017
1968	89	#1,145
1969	79	#1,267
1970	76	#1,386
1971	83	#1,313
1972	88	#1,218
1973	103	#1,103
1974	117	#1,030
1975	119	#1,020
1976	104	#1,138
1977	89	#1,314
1978	61	#1,725
1979	91	#1,362
1980	93	#1,362
1981	70	#1,661
1982	47	#2,180
1983	33	#2,715
1984	39	#2,463
1985	32	#2,928
1986	53	#2,051
1987	40	#2,566
1988	33	#3,088
1989	31	#3,389
1990	33	#3,350
1991	26	#4,043
1992	29	#3,764
1993	18	#5,403
1994	24	#4,364
1995	20	#5,006
1996	11	#8,064
1997	15	#6,455
1998	13	#7,483
1999	9	#10,242
2000	16	#6,769
2001	18	#6,286
2002	8	#12,067
2003	9	#11,221
2004	15	#7,795
2005	20	#6,219
2006	19	#6,804
2007	15	#8,471
2008	18	#7,376
2009	12	#9,914
2010	12	#9,724
2011	13	#9,086
2012	16	#7,758
2013	67	#2,655
2014	86	#2,211
2015	91	#2,122
2016	106	#1,907
2017	111	#1,853
2018	109	#1,865
2019	123	#1,707
2020	101	#1,907
2021	123	#1,692
2022	145	#1,502
2023	154	#1,449
2024	136	#1,564