boy's name
Cypher
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 192
Cypher is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 27 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2011.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Cypher over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 75 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 112 |
How popular is Cypher?
In 2025, Cypher was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Cypher is used
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 Cypher
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cypher also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cypher over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cypher
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cypher — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cypher
How popular is the name Cypher?
In 2025, Cypher was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Cypher a girl's or a boy's name?
Cypher is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cypher?
Cypher has 2 syllables.
When was Cypher most popular?
Cypher peaked in 2022, when 27 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Cypher a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cypher currently ranks #3,633 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.