Sybil

“Variant of Sibyl — prophetess, oracle (after the sibyls of ancient Greece)” — Ancient Greek, via Latin Sibylla origin

Girl's name · #1423 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Sybil has appeared in US records since 1881 — best rank #282 (1919) · 20,360 babies named Sybil all-time · 1 in 11,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,000 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 6,400 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,800 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sybils

Sybil Danning — Austrian actress
Sybil Bauer — American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1903-1927)
Sybil Thorndike — British actress (1882–1976)
Sybil Ludington — American revolutionary heroine (1761-1839)
Sybil Seely — American actress (1902–1984)

In stories & tradition

Sybil Fawlty — Fawlty Towers
Sybil Ramkin — Discworld · Ankh-Morpork City Watch series
Sybil Dorsett — Sybil

What Sybils become

Among 121 notable people named Sybil:

Entertainers appear 2.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sybil Danning, Austrian actress.

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