Cy

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A few things about Cy you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Cy

Cy Young

American baseball player (1867–1955)

Choose Cy and your child shares a first name with Cy Young, an American baseball player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Cy, like who?” Cy Young's Wikipedia article is available in 27 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 32,895 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Cy, 52 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Cy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCy first shows up in US birth records in 1902, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 123 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1902, when it reached #1,013.
• 🍂TrendCy has slipped 400 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,539. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedCy is most popular in New York, where it ranks #994. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• 🌍OriginCy is the #10 most popular Persian boy name in the US. That's out of 30 Persian boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Cy

Cy is a boy name of Greek and Persian origin. It has 2 letters and 1 syllable, starting with C and ending in “-cy”. US birth records list Cy for boys from 1902 to 2025, in 112 of those 124 years. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked #1,013 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,539, with 52 babies.

Origin:Greek namesPersian names