Cylus
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 39 babies a year in the US.
Cylus by the numbers
Cylus was given to 39 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 77 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Cylus
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cylus. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Cyrussun; royal name from ancient Persia729 in the US (2017)
- Cylaspossibly from Silvanus or chosen; a form of Silas46 in the US (2017)
- Cylis15 in the US (2017)
- Calumdove; scottish form of Columba138 in the US (2017)
- Caiusrejoice; from the verb gaudere31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cilasfrom Silas, possibly from silvanus or chosen10 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Cylus
Names that are said the same way as Cylus, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Cylus
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