Masculine dossier · first seen 1902

Cy

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Cy
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2010

Peak rank proxy

117

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1902Peak 20102024

Peak year

2010

Decline from peak

48.7%

2024

All-time

3,846

Cy has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2010, when 117 boys were named Cy.

In 2024, only 60 boys were given the name.

Down 48.7% from its peak.

All told, about 3,846 Americans have been named Cy and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1902.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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