# Cy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/cy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /saɪ/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,921 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,898 / 23 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 101, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Shortening.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5 | 14,925 |
| 2005 | 5 | 17,082 |
| 2016 | 6 | 14,743 |
| 2023 | 7 | 12,430 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 99 | 1,573 |
| 2012 | 109 | 1,479 |
| 2013 | 99 | 1,572 |
| 2014 | 71 | 2,006 |
| 2015 | 61 | 2,215 |
| 2016 | 62 | 2,186 |
| 2017 | 45 | 2,721 |
| 2018 | 68 | 2,086 |
| 2019 | 72 | 2,023 |
| 2020 | 65 | 2,144 |
| 2021 | 45 | 2,785 |
| 2022 | 58 | 2,416 |
| 2023 | 75 | 2,015 |
| 2024 | 60 | 2,351 |
| 2025 | 52 | 2,540 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5 | 2,097 |
| 2000 | 10 | 1,330 |
| 2001 | 9 | 1,467 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2,254 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2,857 |
| 2004 | 7 | 2,070 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2,754 |
| 2006 | 6 | 2,538 |
| 2007 | 8 | 2,211 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3,687 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3,227 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4,678 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |

## People named Cy

- Cy Twombly, American painter, sculptor and photographer (1928–2011)
- Cy Young, American baseball player (1867–1955)
- Cy Young, American javelin thrower (1928–2017)
- Cy Coleman, American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist (1929-2004)
- Cy Endfield, American screenwriter and director (1914–1995)
- Cy Kendall, American actor (1898-1953)
- Cy Denneny, Canadian ice hockey player (1891–1970)
- Cy Young, American animator

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.