Cyle
Cyle is a male given name. Notable people with the name include:Cyle Brink, South African rugby union player Cyle Larin, Canadian soccer player
Meaning & Origin of Cyle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cyle is a male given name. Notable people with the name include:Cyle Brink, South African rugby union player Cyle Larin, Canadian soccer player
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The Story of Cyle
Cyle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1960, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 103 Cyles were born — ranking #1,042 that year. As of 2026, Cyle ranks #12,323 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Cyles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cyle
Cyle is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Cyle's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #1,042. Use the chart and map above to compare Cyle'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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