Cyryl
A Greek name that carries the sense of "lordly, masterful". It stays rare in Poland and always male: fewer than a thousand men answer to it, and most Poles have never met one.
Cyryl Pronunciation
Cyryl is pronounced TSIH-rihl (/ˈt͡sɨrɨl/).
How many people are named Cyryl
1 in 24792 men in Poland is named Cyryl. 861 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1020 among male names.
Cyryl's popularity over time
6 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #854 among newborns. It has been falling steadily since 2000.
Where Cyryl is most popular
Cyryl is most popular in Greater Poland, 265% above the national average (16 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Lesser Poland (+73%) and Subcarpathian (+63%). It is least common in Masovian and Łódź, 72% and 22% below average respectively.
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Greater Poland16 boys born+265%
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Lesser Poland8 boys born+73%
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Subcarpathian4 boys born+63%
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Silesian6 boys born+29%
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Lower Silesian4 boys born+25%
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West Pomeranian2 boys born+16%
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Łódź2 boys born−22%
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Masovian2 boys born−72%
Cyryl as a middle name
Cyryl is a first name for 861 men in Poland and a middle name for another 804, a 52/48 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 252nd, between Milan (806) and Kryspin (800).
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250
817Korneliusz
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251
806Milan
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252804Cyryl
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253
800Kryspin
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254
795Eliasz
When Cyryl celebrates name day
Cyryl appears 2 times in the Polish name day calendar. The main date is 14 February.