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Cyrus

Cyrus means “lord” (Old Persian origin). 25,476 US babies since 1940, peak 2024.

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What it means

“lord”

Old PersianWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2024

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25,476 US babies were named Cyrus between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Cyrus (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 86% of the family

  • Cyrus 86%
  • Syrus 7%
  • Sirius 2%
  • Syris 1%
  • Sirus 1%
  • Cyris 1%
  • Zyrus 1%
  • Siris <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2024)