Kyryl
The Ukrainian form of Cyril, from the Greek for "lord". It stays rare in Poland: fewer than 1,500 people carry it, so most Poles have never met one.
Kyryl Pronunciation
Kyryl is pronounced KIH-rihl (/ˈkɨrɨl/).
What Kyryl means
Where Kyryl comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Kyryl traces back to the Greek Kyrillos, a name built on kyrios, meaning "lord." That single word did heavy work in the ancient Greek world, standing for a master of a household, and later for the divine. Carried into Slavic soil, the Greek root softened into the Ukrainian Kyryl and the Polish Cyryl, one of several forms the name still wears today.
The best-known bearer gave the name its long reach. Saint Cyril, a ninth-century missionary of Greek origin, worked among the Slavs with his brother Methodius and shaped the earliest Slavic script, the Glagolitic alphabet from which the Cyrillic letters take their name. So a name meaning "lord" ended up tied to the very letters millions of readers use.
In Poland the variant Cyryl keeps the story close. Its name-day falls on 14 February, shared with Methodius, when the calendar marks the two brothers together. Picture the entry in a parish register beside that date. The Polish gloss stays plain: pan, władca.
How many people are named Kyryl
1 in 14591 men in Poland is named Kyryl. 1,463 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #804 among male names.
Kyryl's popularity over time
7 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #813 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2018. Still the #804 name among living men, even as it slips to #813 among newborns.
Where Kyryl is most popular
Kyryl is most popular in Pomeranian, 389% above the national average (4 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Łódź (+184%) and Lower Silesian (+129%).
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Pomeranian4 boys born+389%
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Łódź2 boys born+184%
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Lower Silesian2 boys born+129%
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Silesian2 boys born+58%
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Masovian2 boys born+2%