Girl · #10,241 in 2026

Sybella

Sybella is a name with a single cultural origin: English.

  • English
Current Rank
#10,241
Peak Rank
#6,042 (2017)
Total Babies
231
5-Yr Trend
-23%
1918
First Year
2024
Last Year
2017
Peak Year
#6042
Peak Rank
231
Total Count
22
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Sybella

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Sybella is a name with a single cultural origin: English.

Origin data from Behind the Name .

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Sybella

Sybella first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 20 Sybellas were born — ranking #6,042 that year. As of 2026, Sybella ranks #10,241 for baby girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 231 Sybellas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Sybella

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sybella. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Where is Sybella most common?

Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.

  • Kenya
    49%
  • CM
    25%
  • China
    13%
  • Belgium
    9%
  • Malaysia
    4%

Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.

Names that sound like Sybella

Phonetically similar names — useful when Sybella is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sybella

What does the name Sybella mean?
Sybella is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
What is the origin of the name Sybella?
Sybella has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Sybella in 2026?
In 2026, Sybella ranks #10,241 among girls' names in the U.S., with 9 babies given the name that year.
When was Sybella most popular?
Sybella reached its peak popularity in 2017, ranking #6,042 that year with 20 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Sybella most popular?
Sybella has historically been most popular in California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Sybella.
Is Sybella a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Sybella is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Sybella?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Sybella include Leath, Earlina, Yvonnda. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Sybella?
Common variants and related forms of Sybella include Cybill, Sibyl, Sybil. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Sybella

Sybella is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 231 births in the dataset. Sybella's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #6,042. Use the chart and map above to compare Sybella'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.