Cyrus

Cyrus

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Polish

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2006 with 69 babies (rank #464 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining 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.

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Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	29	#573
1997	26	#639
1998	19	#823
1999	29	#608
2000	40	#492
2001	24	#733
2002	24	#784
2003	31	#699
2004	37	#657
2005	43	#616
2006	69	#464
2007	42	#678
2008	58	#571
2009	62	#545
2010	56	#598
2011	52	#639
2012	59	#596
2013	47	#696
2014	44	#734
2015	41	#783
2016	32	#936

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#573

1997

#639

1998

#823

1999

#608

2000

#492

2001

#733

2002

#784

2003

#699

2004

#657

2005

#616

2006

#464

2007

#678

2008

#571

2009

#545

2010

#598

2011

#639

2012

#596

2013

#696

2014

#734

2015

#783

2016

#936

Meaning

Numerology of Cyrus

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Cyrus

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