girl's name

Cyd

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 567

Cyd is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 1977 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1954, when 45 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1947.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Cyd over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1977, not a full ten years.

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'40 '50 '60 '70
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Births named Cyd by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 34
1950s 256
1960s 207
1970s (to 1977) 59

How popular is Cyd?

In 1977, Cyd was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Cyd is used

France #5,610 5 in 2005
England & Wales #7,064 3 in 2011
United States #10,661 5 in 1977

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Cyd

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Cyd also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cyd over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Cyd

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cyd — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Cyd

How popular is the name Cyd?

In 1977, Cyd was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Cyd a girl's or a boy's name?

Cyd is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Cyd?

Cyd has 1 syllable.

When was Cyd most popular?

Cyd peaked in 1954, when 45 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.