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Name meaning & stats

Syrus

Syrus means “lord” (Old Persian origin). 2,079 US babies since 1940, peak 2022.

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What it means

“lord”

Old PersianSpelling of Cyrus

In US birth records

Peak year: 2022

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2,079 US babies were named Syrus between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

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

Spelling family

1 in 14 Cyruss spell it Syrus

  • 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 2022)