Given name
Cybill
“a prophetess; a seer”
Cybill is a variant of Cybil. In Greek use, Cybil carries the interpretation “a prophetess; a seer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cybill is a variant of Cybil. In Greek use, Cybil carries the interpretation “a prophetess; a seer.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cybill through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 135
- 0 boys · 135 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 1973. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 180 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.
Cybill’s family of names
In English usage, Cybill has a related form in Sybil. In English usage, Cybill has a related form in Sibyl. Cybill has a related form in Cybil.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cybill
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Cybill, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Stacee
Stacee is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek.
>99% girls
Staci
Staci is a unisex given name from Ancient Greek.
>99% girls
Phaedra
Phaedra is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek.
>99% girls
Karyne
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Corinna
“a spear-wielding woman”
>99% girls
Krystin
“follower of Christ”
>99% girls
Alethea
“one who is truthful”
>99% girls
Ursula
“resembling a little bear”
>99% girls