Cyrus Boy
How popular is Cyrus?
#268 boy name in 2025
1,284 baby boys were named Cyrus in the US in 2025, making it the 268th most popular boy name. Another 12 girls got the name (#8,360 for girls).
Cyrus popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #268 for boys (▼ 15 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,284 boys, 12 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+101% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #469 in 2015, #369 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (1,389 boys) |
| Highest rank | #216 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.9% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cyrus counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cyrus family of names ranked #273 for boys in 2025 (#260 the year before), with 1,295 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cyrus | 1,284 | 99% |
| Cyris | 11 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Cyrus is most popular
Babies named Cyrus per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 2.1 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- Maine: 1.8 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- West Virginia: 1.5 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- Idaho: 1.4 per 1,000 (57 boys)
- Oregon: 1.3 per 1,000 (101 boys)
Cyrus by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 441 | #216 |
| 1890s | 287 | #261 |
| 1900s | 252 | #359 |
| 1910s | 934 | #439 |
| 1920s | 1,102 | #530 |
| 1930s | 794 | #631 |
| 1940s | 755 | #679 |
| 1950s | 831 | #738 |
| 1960s | 789 | #756 |
| 1970s | 1,010 | #729 |
| 1980s | 1,527 | #650 |
| 1990s | 2,295 | #552 |
| 2000s | 4,970 | #464 |
| 2010s | 6,603 | #389 |
| 2020s | 6,618 | #253 |
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Questions
- Is Cyrus a boy or girl name?
- Cyrus is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Cyrus were boys.
- How popular is the name Cyrus?
- 1,284 baby boys were named Cyrus in the US in 2025, making it the 268th most popular boy name. Another 12 girls got the name (#8,360 for girls).
- When was Cyrus most popular?
- Cyrus peaked in 2024, when 1,389 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #216 in 1880.
- How many people are named Cyrus?
- 29,286 babies have been named Cyrus in the US since 1880. We estimate about 24,460 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Cyrus most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cyrus was most common in Hawaii, at 2.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.