Given name
Cylee
“a darling daughter”
Cylee is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a darling daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a darling daughter.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cylee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 406
- 0 boys · 406 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −54%
- Cooling
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 28 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 353 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.
Cylee’s family of names
Cylee has a related form in Cylie. Cylee has a related form in Cylea. Cylee has a related form in Cyleah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Appears in
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