Cyrus

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Cyrus is a Persian-language masculine given name. It is historically best known as the name of several Persian kings, most notably including Cyrus the Great, who founded the Achaemenid Empire in 550 BC.

From Wikipedia

Cyrus first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 1,380 babies (rank #254 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,380 boys (rank #254). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Cyrus

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cyrus yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

27,974

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,380

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Cyrus

Cyrus the Greatfounder · b. 599 BC
Cyrus Isovereign
Cyrus Vanceice hockey player · b. 1917
Cyrus McCormickpeace activist · b. 1809
Cyrus West Fieldphilanthropist · b. 1819

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	54	#216
1881	40	#247
1882	46	#249
1883	47	#230
1884	37	#284
1885	40	#264
1886	59	#220
1887	38	#265
1888	45	#264
1889	35	#285
1890	31	#312
1891	22	#367
1892	47	#262
1893	33	#301
1894	27	#350
1895	25	#384
1896	22	#419
1897	31	#332
1898	25	#395
1899	24	#377
1900	36	#366
1901	26	#363
1902	22	#442
1903	22	#433
1904	22	#456
1905	25	#433
1906	33	#365
1907	20	#546
1908	23	#525
1909	23	#546
1910	27	#547
1911	29	#563
1912	79	#440
1913	86	#463
1914	87	#528
1915	124	#497
1916	124	#507
1917	136	#492
1918	140	#505
1919	102	#598
1920	117	#576
1921	128	#555
1922	139	#530
1923	110	#606
1924	110	#610
1925	111	#596
1926	129	#538
1927	104	#612
1928	79	#716
1929	75	#722
1930	94	#633
1931	88	#631
1932	76	#710
1933	79	#657
1934	87	#642
1935	82	#659
1936	80	#654
1937	77	#682
1938	75	#703
1939	56	#813
1940	72	#719
1941	78	#694
1942	69	#777
1943	69	#789
1944	83	#680
1945	50	#901
1946	74	#773
1947	76	#788
1948	88	#714
1949	96	#700
1950	80	#768
1951	86	#752
1952	77	#801
1953	72	#848
1954	78	#820
1955	97	#741
1956	89	#786
1957	84	#824
1958	92	#779
1959	76	#877
1960	77	#867
1961	90	#803
1962	88	#810
1963	77	#856
1964	66	#937
1965	88	#790
1966	63	#918
1967	70	#858
1968	96	#759
1969	74	#886
1970	100	#810
1971	83	#895
1972	85	#873
1973	86	#855
1974	91	#844
1975	93	#862
1976	77	#947
1977	136	#732
1978	133	#729
1979	126	#772
1980	160	#684
1981	173	#649
1982	143	#723
1983	149	#700
1984	161	#683
1985	133	#769
1986	135	#780
1987	151	#746
1988	166	#734
1989	157	#791
1990	152	#829
1991	164	#805
1992	200	#731
1993	207	#720
1994	190	#765
1995	177	#805
1996	209	#733
1997	276	#625
1998	357	#553
1999	363	#552
2000	397	#541
2001	428	#522
2002	506	#471
2003	510	#485
2004	473	#515
2005	509	#488
2006	502	#515
2007	587	#464
2008	539	#505
2009	519	#521
2010	535	#486
2011	505	#513
2012	583	#468
2013	662	#436
2014	640	#459
2015	637	#469
2016	732	#426
2017	734	#423
2018	817	#389
2019	755	#408
2020	842	#369
2021	933	#349
2022	1,043	#324
2023	1,122	#296
2024	1,380	#254