Boy · Old Persian
Ciro
Say it: CHEE-roh
Meaning
The Italian form of Cyrus, from Old Persian Kurush, of uncertain meaning.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Especially common in Naples and Campania.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1920s
In the United States
- 2,352 babies given this name since 1907
- At its height in 1923, about 1 in 36,500 boys
- 31 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Cyrus |
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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