Kyril
The given name Kyril or Kyrill is male name, deriving from the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kýrillos) which in turn derives from Greek κύριος (kýrios) "lord". There are many variant forms of the name: Cyril, Cyrill, Cy, Kiril, Kirill, Kiro, Kiryl, Kyryl, Kirillos, Kyrillo, Kyrylo.
Meaning & Origin of Kyril
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The given name Kyril or Kyrill is male name, deriving from the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kýrillos) which in turn derives from Greek κύριος (kýrios) "lord". There are many variant forms of the name: Cyril, Cyrill, Cy, Kiril, Kirill, Kiro, Kiryl, Kyryl, Kirillos, Kyrillo, Kyrylo.
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The Story of Kyril
American parents first put Kyril on the record books as a baby boy name in 1992, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 7 Kyrils were born — ranking #9,708 that year. About 43% of every Kyril on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Kyril last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 28 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Kyril
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- Kyril, Prince of Preslav (born 1964)
- Kyril Louis-Dreyfus (born 1997), French businessman
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Names that sound like Kyril
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About the name Kyril
Kyril is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 28 births in the dataset. Kyril's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #9,708. Use the chart and map above to compare Kyril'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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