Given name
Cybil
“a prophetess; a seer”
In Greek use, Cybil carries the interpretation “a prophetess; a seer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Cybil carries the interpretation “a prophetess; a seer.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Cybil is used as a form of Sybil.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cybil through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 593
- 0 boys · 593 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 48 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 593 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cybil’s family of names
In English usage, Cybil has a related form in Sybil. Cybil is a form of Sybil. Cybil has a related form in Cybill.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Sybilvariant · English
- Sibylvariant
- Cybillvariant
- Cybillevariant
- Cybillavariant
- Cybylavariant
- Cibyllavariant
- Cibleyvariant
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