Cy Forename

8,895th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 115,911 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Cy Forename Definition:

A diminutive of Cyrus.

Cy Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong-58,7481:13223
Singapore
50%
 
38,8131:1628
China-10,1441:134,66613,626
United States
95%
 
4,3371:83,5923,933
Macau-1,1701:520125
Canada
100%
7131:46,4703,135
Nigeria
89%
 
4701:377,79712,998
England
93%
 
3171:175,4045,424
Malaysia
75%
 
2601:117,1157,886
Vietnam
59%
 
1211:765,4802,376
Indonesia-1051:2,456,797119,341
Philippines
75%
 
861:1,232,66831,571
India
50%
 
591:20,591,152482,224
South Korea-561:99,0085,063
Australia-531:257,6915,632
New Zealand-521:87,2323,887
Taiwan
100%
481:495,20227,983
Brazil-391:5,493,23583,314
Scotland
83%
 
281:191,0843,449
France-281:2,373,94112,997
Portugal-281:371,8176,212
Botswana-161:136,52810,720
Jamaica-151:192,2156,523
Liberia
57%
 
141:315,1479,860
Mexico
78%
 
131:9,549,57129,766
Germany
79%
 
131:7,436,76027,072
Thailand
59%
 
111:6,369,619106,118
South Africa
75%
 
111:4,957,514105,029
Egypt-91:10,211,21621,716
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
81:170,1779,829
Wales
100%
81:386,7895,520
Guam-71:22,9492,164
Japan-71:18,283,72243,935
Qatar-51:473,92138,106
Guyana-51:152,65210,224
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Netherlands
76%
 
31:5,634,02829,480
Venezuela-31:10,067,298111,314
Jersey-31:33,3271,495
Belgium-31:3,830,01425,398
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Northern Cyprus-21:159,0662,607
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Russia
100%
21:72,116,852125,484
Northern Ireland-21:921,5733,058
Ivory Coast
100%
21:11,537,96695,271
Italy
 
98%
21:30,531,04557,596
Guatemala-21:8,054,21410,362
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Benin-21:5,287,92261,990
Cambodia-21:8,136,66551,498
Brunei-21:209,7852,478
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Saint Lucia-11:177,8158,104
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Switzerland
100%
11:8,213,49636,387
Sweden-11:9,857,90778,968
Eritrea-11:4,752,977997
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Bhutan-11:824,9286,865
Cameroon
100%
11:21,610,503119,836
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620

Cy (357) may also be a surname.

Cy Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A diminutive of Cyrus.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Cy Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coy8013,947/
Cay8013,646/
Chy803,256/
Cuy80673/
Cey8093/
Ccy8033/
Ciy8027/
Scy8022/
Csy8013/
Xcy8012/
Tcy808/
Dcy807/
Cyh806/
Zcy805/
Czy804/
Hcy804/
Cáy801/
Ƈcy801/
Choy6719,120/
Chay6717,153/
Chey674,718/
Chuy671,845/
Chyi67711/
Chyt67601/
Chyp67270/
Chyo67176/
Chiy6750/
Chhy6740/
Chyd6729/
Chyh6722/
Chys6721/
Ciay6719/
Chyy6718/
Schy6717/
Csey6716/
Tchy6715/
Ciuy679/
Cyth678/
Cehy675/
Ceys675/
Cyzs674/
Cyts674/
Caay674/
Jscy672/
Tscy672/
Ciey672/
Dchy672/
Cuoy672/
Cooy672/
Cssy672/
Ccey672/
Cydz671/
Cyhe671/
Cyjs671/
Dccy671/
Dcyh671/
Dcyz671/
Cscy671/
Cydp671/
Dcye671/
Dcoy671/
Ceey671/
Cayh671/
Cciy671/
Czcy671/
Ceyh671/
Cyst671/
Cyph671/
Cioy671/
Ceyd671/
Scyh671/
Csay671/
Csuy671/
Coyh671/
Tcay671/
Scyp671/
Scys671/
Scyt671/
Zcyz671/
Jcye671/
Jcyp671/
Jcey671/
Cydt671/
Czhy671/
Zxcy671/
Xzcy671/
Xscy671/
Zczy671/
Tdcy671/
Hcay671/
Hciy671/
Hcye671/
Gycy671/
Cysd671/
Cyzz671/
Cydd671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cy