Is Cylus a boy or girl name?

Cylus is a boy’s name. Of the 902 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Cylus

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Cylus was most popular in 2012, when 77 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,201 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,565, with 32 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 902 people named Cylus.

Cylus over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cylus’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cylus a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cylus is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 902 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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