Sybel
Heinrich Karl Ludolf von Sybel was a German historian and politician, who served in the Landtag of Prussia from 1862 to 1864 and from 1874 to 1880. He was a professor at the University of Bonn from 1861 to 1875 and director of the Prussian Archives from 1875.
Meaning & Origin of Sybel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Heinrich Karl Ludolf von Sybel was a German historian and politician, who served in the Landtag of Prussia from 1862 to 1864 and from 1874 to 1880. He was a professor at the University of Bonn from 1861 to 1875 and director of the Prussian Archives from 1875.
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The Story of Sybel
Sybel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 10 Sybels were born — ranking #3,005 that year. As of 2026, Sybel ranks #4,349 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 123 Sybels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sybel
Sybel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 123 births in the dataset. Sybel's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #3,005. Use the chart and map above to compare Sybel'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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