Given name & surname
Cyrille
“a master or lord”·“a noble lady”
Cyrille is a variant of Cyril. One Greek interpretation is “a master or lord.” Cyrille is a variant of Cyrilla. In Greek use, Cyrilla carries the interpretation “a noble lady.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cyrille is a variant of Cyril. One Greek interpretation is “a master or lord.” Cyrille is a variant of Cyrilla. In Greek use, Cyrilla carries the interpretation “a noble lady.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cyrille is a variant of Cyril. An origin associated with Cyril is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Cyrille is used as a form of Cyril.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Cyrille is a variant of Cyril. The history of Cyril gives this family its wider story. Cyril’s historical associations include a large number of early saints, most notably the theologians Cyril of Alexandria and Cyril of Jerusalem.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Cyrille through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 25 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 8 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 boys is 6 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 354 as a first name in 2020; 153 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cyrille’s family of names
Cyrille has a related form in Cyril. Cyrille is a form of Cyril. In French usage, Cyrille has a conventional equivalent in the English form Cyril.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Cyrille has relatives in 6 languages.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cyrille
- Cyrille RegisEnglish footballer (1958-2018)
- Cyrille AdoulaCongolese Prime Minister, Ambassador (1921-1978)
- Cyrille MaretFrench judokaborn 1987
- Cyrille BayalaBurkinabé footballerborn 1996
- Cyrille MakanakyCameroonian footballerborn 1965
- Cyrille GuimardFrench cyclist and commentatorborn 1947
- Cyril III of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1652 to 1654
- Cyrille van HauwaertBelgian road bicycle racer (1883–1974)
- Cyrille AiméeFrench jazz singerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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