Is Cyd a boy or girl name?

Cyd is a girl’s name. Of the 556 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Cyd

Recorded 1947–1977 · United States

Cyd was most popular in 1954, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,515 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 556 people named Cyd.

Cyd over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cyd’s peak in 1954. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cyd a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cyd is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 556 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org