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Cyril

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Meaning

Master: lord.

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Origin

English

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English pronunciation

US English example: SEER-uhl

A documented US English reading for Cyril Obiozor in an official team pronunciation guide. Capital letters mark stress. This is a bearer-specific example; families and language traditions may use another reading.

Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.

Published name usage

Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.

Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
PlaceYearRecorded usagePublished birthsRankNotes
Canada2025Boys8 · preliminary22692025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France1974Girls5 (rounded to 5)2248Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
France2025Boys20 (rounded to 5)1629Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales2025Boys53684Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland2012Boys3718Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States1988Girls511798Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States2025Boys383128Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.

Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.

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Meaning: Master: lord.

Oddity Software · licensed source

Licensed Oddity Software Baby Names Plus database. Cleaned and matched to this spelling; not independently verified.

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Origin: English

Oddity Software · licensed source

Licensed Oddity Software Baby Names Plus database. Cleaned and matched to this spelling; not independently verified. The source label may describe language, region, or tradition rather than a precise linguistic derivation.

Oddity Software · source

Licensed publication use; not an open-data license

English pronunciation: US English example: SEER-uhl

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A documented US English reading for Cyril Obiozor in an official team pronunciation guide. Capital letters mark stress. This is a bearer-specific example; families and language traditions may use another reading. Credit: San Diego Chargers, official game notes dated October 18, 2010, pronunciation guide, PDF page 19. Source: https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/v1579207195/patriots/soaupsthxnixmaik8us6.pdf. License: original brief factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source copyright retained, no open license claimed (https://www.nfl.com/legal/terms). Adaptation: the short first-name cue is retained with explicit bearer and language context; no roster prose, source audio or page image reproduced.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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U.S. Social Security Administration

Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration

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Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

License: Statistics Canada Open Licence

Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.

Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.

License: CC BY 4.0

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Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)

Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.

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