Cybele
About Cybele
The Anatolian mother goddess Cybele had a place in Greek, Roman, Trojan, and Anatolian mythology. Today, she has special meaning as a symbol of gender nonconformity.
In ancient Rome, Cybele's cult included followers called the Galli, male by birth but feminine in appearance, who often castrated themselves.
Cybele is a different name and a different figure from Sibyl or Sybil, the collective name for the Greek and Roman female prophets of legend. But the pronunciation is similar and contemporary English speakers will inevitably conflate the names and their inspiration.
Pronounced SIB-uh-lee.
As of October 2026, Cybele ranked #13814 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #3059 in 1966.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
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| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Cybele on lists
Famous Cybeles
- Cybèle Wiren
New Zealand fashion designer
- Kyveli Andrianou (1877
1978), Greek actress
- Cibele Dorsa (1974
2011), Brazilian actress and model
Cybele in pop culture
- Mythology: the Mother of the Gods
identified with Rhea
- The Fountain of Cybele at the Plaza de Cibeles
Madrid