Boy · Old Persian, through Greek
Cyrus
Say it: SY-rus
Meaning
Greek form of Old Persian Kurush, whose meaning is uncertain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A biblical name common in 18th- and 19th-century America.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 23,433 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1880, about 1 in 2,000 boys
- 848 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Persian | Kourosh |
|---|---|
| Hebrew | Koresh |
Famous bearers
- Cyrus the Great, king of Persia
- Cyrus McCormick, inventor
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.