Cyrus

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Cyrus is ranked 254th among boys in 2024 (1,380 births). Its best rank was 216th, in 1880.

Rank in 2024: #254up 42 from 2023
Births in 2024: 1,3800.08% of boys
Peak year: 20241,380 births
Best rank: #216in 1880
Since 1880: 27,908people given the name

Babies named Cyrus, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

27,908 boys have been named Cyrus in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,380 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2006, and the 2010s alone account for 24%. It has spent 145 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Cyrus
1880s	441
1890s	287
1900s	252
1910s	934
1920s	1,102
1930s	794
1940s	755
1950s	831
1960s	789
1970s	1,010
1980s	1,528
1990s	2,295
2000s	4,970
2010s	6,600
2020s	5,320

In 2024, its biggest year

Cyrus was the 254th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Cyrus

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.