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Cyrus
Pronounced /ˈsaɪɹəs/
Rank in 2024
#255
Born in 2024
1,380
Peak year
2024 · #255
Origin
Old Persian
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 1,380 boys were named Cyrus, about 1 in every 1,243.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 27,908 boys have been named Cyrus since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Cyrus per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- 0.2Gen Z1997–12
- 0.5Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 2,098 babies, 0.13 per 1,000. Silent: 1,369 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,563 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,561 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Millennials: 2,667 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Gen Z: 7,589 babies, 0.24 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 10,297 babies, 0.47 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Latin Cȳrus, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος (Kûros), from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (kuruš). As a saints' name it has been identified by folk etymology with Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “lord”). ==== Proper noun ==== Cyrus (plural Cyruses or (rare) Cyri) An ancient king of Persia, Cyrus the Great. A male given name from Old Persian. A surname. ===== Derived terms ===== Bucyrus St Cyrus ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges (2001), A Concise Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press
- A male given name from Old Persian.
- Origin
- Old Persian
- Say it
- /ˈsaɪɹəs/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Cyrus, CC BY-SA 4.0.