Cylas
Cylas is a genus of sweet potato weevils in the subfamily Brentinae and the monogeneric tribe Cyladini. There are more than 20 described species in Cylas.
Meaning & Origin of Cylas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cylas is a genus of sweet potato weevils in the subfamily Brentinae and the monogeneric tribe Cyladini. There are more than 20 described species in Cylas.
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The Story of Cylas
Cylas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 77 Cylass were born — ranking #1,895 that year. As of 2026, Cylas ranks #2,777 for baby boys with 46 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 1K Cylass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cylas
Cylas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Cylas's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #1,895. Use the chart and map above to compare Cylas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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