girl's name

Sybilla

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 177

Sybilla is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2011 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 1917, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Sybilla over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2011, not a full ten years.

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Births named Sybilla by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 12
1890s 28
1900s 10
1910s 46
1920s 49
1930s 11
2000s 5
2010s (to 2011) 13

How popular is Sybilla?

In 2011, Sybilla 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 Sybilla is used

England & Wales #4,870 3 in 2003
United States #17,104 5 in 2011

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 Sybilla

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

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

Sibling names for Sybilla

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

Common questions about Sybilla

How popular is the name Sybilla?

In 2011, Sybilla 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 Sybilla a girl's or a boy's name?

Sybilla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Sybilla?

Sybilla has 3 syllables.

When was Sybilla most popular?

Sybilla peaked in 1917, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.