Is Cyrus a boy or a girl name?

Cyrus is used for both. In U.S. Social Security records, about 0% of children given the name Cyrus are girls and 100% are boys.

How popular is the name Cyrus in 2023?

Cyrus ranks #10508 for boys in the U.S. Social Security Administration's 2023 dataset. Its all-time U.S. peak was 2023 with 1,133 babies.

How do you pronounce Cyrus?

Cyrus is pronounced SY-rus (2 syllables).

What are common spellings of Cyrus?

Cyrus is also written as Kourosh, Kurush, Koorosh.

A name from Persian · Boy

Cyrus

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"Sun, lord." Name of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire in the 6th century BCE — praised in the Hebrew Bible as God's chosen liberator of the Jewish exiles.

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Popularity over time

A 143-year arc in numbers.

26,535 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Popularity · 1880–2023

1,133 births in 2023

1880 1951 2023

Babies named per year Peak year Most recent

Meaning

A name that means something.

C"Sun, lord." Name of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire in the 6th century BCE — praised in the Hebrew Bible as God's chosen liberator of the Jewish exiles.

Etymology, in one line

Arabic root: Old Persian Kūruš — possibly "sun" or "far-sighted"

Regional variants

The Anglicized "Cyrus" reads easily in the US and rides the general trend toward classical names. "Kourosh" is preferred by Iranian-American families keeping the Persian pronunciation.

Variants & spellings

3 ways to spell "Cyrus".

Each transliteration carries a slightly different cultural fingerprint.

Kourosh Most common Kurush Koorosh

Famous bearers

People who carry the name Cyrus.

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Cyrus the Great
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Cyrus Vance (US statesman)

Quick answers

People often ask about Cyrus.

What does the name Cyrus mean?: Cyrus means "Sun, lord." Name of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire in the 6th century BCE — praised in the Hebrew Bible as God's chosen liberator of the Jewish exiles.
Where does the name Cyrus come from?: Cyrus is a boy name of Persian origin. The Anglicized "Cyrus" reads easily in the US and rides the general trend toward classical names.
Is Cyrus a boy or a girl name?: Cyrus is used for both. In U.S. Social Security records, about 0% of children given the name Cyrus are girls and 100% are boys.
How popular is the name Cyrus in 2023?: Cyrus ranks #10508 for boys in the U.S. Social Security Administration's 2023 dataset. Its all-time U.S. peak was 2023 with 1,133 babies.
How do you pronounce Cyrus?: Cyrus is pronounced SY-rus (2 syllables).
What are common spellings of Cyrus?: Cyrus is also written as Kourosh, Kurush, Koorosh.

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meaning and cultural context drawn from classical sources: Lisan al-Arab, Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Qur'an and Sunnah. If you spot an error, please let us know.