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Cyril

Cyril is a boy's name, a distinctive, less common pick, that has cooled since its 1920s peak, but is still chosen today.

GreekGreek "kyrios"
EtymologyMeaning "lord, master"
Births by decade
1900s
429
1910s
2,247
1920s
2,702
1930s
1,433
1940s
1,051
1950s
845
1960s
612
1970s
471
1980s
453
1990s
419
2000s
446
2010s
329
Peaked in the 1920s · 11,437 total U.S. births since 1900