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Sybil

Sybil (Ancient Greek origin). 9,288 US babies since 1940, peak 1940.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

Ancient Greek

In US birth records

Peak year: 1940

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9,288 US babies were named Sybil between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Sybil (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 71% of the family

  • Sybil 71%
  • Sibyl 11%
  • Syble 10%
  • Cybil 5%
  • Sibel 2%
  • Cybele 1%
  • Cybill 1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1940)