Kyrylo
The Ukrainian form of Cyril, from the Greek for "lord" or "master". In Poland it belongs to this decade and almost always to boys: meeting one is still memorable.
Kyrylo Pronunciation
Kyrylo is pronounced kih-RIH-lo (/kɨˈrɨlɔ/).
What Kyrylo means
Where Kyrylo comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Kyrylo comes from the Greek Kyrillos, built on kyrios, meaning "lord, master." The Ukrainian form keeps that root close. Say it in Polish and the sense arrives as "pan, władca," a grand title resting on a young boy.
The most famous bearer stands behind an alphabet. Saint Cyril, working with his brother Methodius in the ninth century, shaped a written script for the Slavic tongue, and Cyrillic still bears his name. Kyrylo is the Ukrainian route to that same saint, and it has traveled with Ukrainian families for generations.
On a Polish class register, the name marks a household with roots to the east. There are no soft diminutives waiting behind it, no second form to hide in. What the boy answers to is simply Kyrylo, a name whose old Greek core means lord and master.
How many people are named Kyrylo
1 in 2464 men in Poland is named Kyrylo. 8,670 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #387 among male names.
Kyrylo's popularity over time
15 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #592 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2018. Still the #387 name among living men, even as it slips to #592 among newborns.
Where Kyrylo is most popular
Kyrylo is most popular in Lower Silesian, 288% above the national average (11 boys born 2019–2025), followed by West Pomeranian (+163%) and Pomeranian (+88%). It is least common in Greater Poland and Masovian, 49% and 6% below average respectively.
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Lower Silesian11 boys born+288%
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West Pomeranian4 boys born+163%
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Pomeranian5 boys born+88%
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Lesser Poland6 boys born+47%
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Łódź3 boys born+31%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian2 boys born+1%
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Masovian6 boys born−6%
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Greater Poland2 boys born−49%