How Many People Are Named Cyrus?
people named Cyrus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 14,036 people in the US has this name
Based on 29,286 babies named Cyrus in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,400 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Κυρος (Kyros), the Greek form of the Persian name Kūrush, which may mean "far sighted" or "young". The name is sometimes associated with Greek κυριος (kyrios) "lord". It was borne by several kings of Persia, including Cyrus the Great, who conquered Babylon. He is famous in the Old Testament for freeing the captive Jews and allowing them to return to Israel. As an English name, it first came into use among the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Cyrus (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cyrus alive today is about 19 years old, and 79% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 26 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cyrus first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2024, to 1,400 babies. In 2025, 1,296 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cyrus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #216, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #268.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #268 |
| Best rank | #216 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #308 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cyrus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cyrus were born in California than in any other state: about 3,547 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cyrus was given 4.9 times as often in Hawaii, 1.8 times in Alaska and 1.8 times in Oregon.
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