Cyrus

#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · #268 for boys in 2025, 1,284 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1880 · 54 births
Debut · boys
54 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
29,208
since 1880

Cyrus over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Cyrus has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #216, 1880boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#8,36212#2681,284
2024#8,94611#2531,389
2023#10,3129#2961,124
2022#9,68010#3231,045
2021#9,56210#349933
2020#9,54610#369843
2019—#409756
2018#13,7936#389817
2017#15,9025#422734
2016—#426732
2015—#469638
2014#16,5135#459640
2013—#436663
2012—#468583
2011—#513505
2010—#486535
2009—#521519
2008—#505539
2007—#464587
2006—#515502
2005—#488509
2004—#515473
2003—#485510
2002—#471506
2001—#521428
2000—#541397
1999—#552363
1998—#553357
1997—#624276
1996—#732209
1995—#805177
1994—#764190
1993—#719207
1992—#731200
1991—#805164
1990—#828152
1989—#792157
1988—#734166
1987—#746151
1986—#780135
1985—#768133
1984—#683161
1983—#700149
1982—#723143
1981—#650172
1980—#684160
1979—#770126
1978—#729133
1977—#732136
1976—#94677
1975—#86193
1974—#84191
1973—#85286
1972—#87385
1971—#89383
1970—#809100
1969—#88574
1968—#75696
1967—#85670
1966—#91663
1965—#78988
1964—#93666
1963—#85577
1962—#80888
1961—#80390
1960—#86777
1959—#87576
1958—#77792
1957—#82384
1956—#78589
1955—#73997
1954—#81978
1953—#84872
1952—#80177
1951—#74986
1950—#76780
1949—#69896
1948—#71388
1947—#78876
1946—#77374
1945—#89950
1944—#67983
1943—#78769
1942—#77769
1941—#69478
1940—#71872
1939—#81156
1938—#70075
1937—#68277
1936—#65380
1935—#65882
1934—#64287
1933—#65779
1932—#70876
1931—#63188
1930—#63294
1929—#72175
1928—#71379
1927—#610104
1926—#538129
1925—#596111
1924—#608110
1923—#606110
1922—#530139
1921—#553128
1920—#576117
1919—#597102
1918—#504140
1917—#492136
1916—#507124
1915—#497124
1914—#52887
1913—#46286
1912—#43979
1911—#56229
1910—#54627
1909—#54523
1908—#52223
1907—#54020
1906—#36333
1905—#43025
1904—#45222
1903—#43022
1902—#44022
1901—#35926
1900—#36536
1899—#37624
1898—#39425
1897—#33131
1896—#41722
1895—#38325
1894—#34927
1893—#30033
1892—#26147
1891—#36422
1890—#31231
1889—#28435
1888—#26245
1887—#26138
1886—#22059
1885—#26340
1884—#28437
1883—#22947
1882—#24846
1881—#24440
1880—#21654
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Cyrus was already there! It came in at #216, and was given to 54 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1907–1911, when fewer than 30 boys a year got the name.

Where Cyrus is popular in 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #115 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 368 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedNHWashington: #297 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,327 boysWAIdaho: #213 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 706 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #261 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,111 boysMNIllinois: #453 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,486 boysILWisconsin: #363 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,716 boysWIMichigan: #396 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,995 boysMINew York: #358 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,915 boysNYMassachusetts: #320 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,768 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedRIOregon: #332 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,385 boysORNevada: #510 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,633 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedSDIowa: #199 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 756 boysIAIndiana: #437 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,264 boysINOhio: #386 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,976 boysOHPennsylvania: #285 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,397 boysPANew Jersey: #507 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,090 boysNJConnecticut: #323 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,735 boysCTCalifornia: #311 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 1,576 boysCAUtah: #384 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,625 boysUTColorado: #368 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,612 boysCONebraska: #378 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,569 boysNEMissouri: #272 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,214 boysMOKentucky: #360 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,744 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedWVVirginia: #473 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,716 boysVAMaryland: #367 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,759 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedDEArizona: #429 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,137 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedNMKansas: #328 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,322 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedARTennessee: #382 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,869 boysTNNorth Carolina: #527 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,135 boysNCSouth Carolina: #394 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,899 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #456 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,091 boysOKLouisiana: #810 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,570 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedMSAlabama: #359 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,616 boysALGeorgia: #483 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,747 boysGAHawaii: #240 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 767 boysHITexas: #490 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 2,867 boysTXFlorida: #652 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 4,356 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#115 · 1 in 368
  2. Iowa#199 · 1 in 756
  3. Idaho#213 · 1 in 706
  4. Hawaii#240 · 1 in 767
  5. Minnesota#261 · 1 in 1,111

Best ever in a state: #69 in Hawaii, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#11581 in 368
Iowa#199191 in 756
Idaho#213111 in 706
Hawaii#24051 in 767
Minnesota#261241 in 1,111
Missouri#272251 in 1,214
Pennsylvania#285411 in 1,397
Washington#297261 in 1,327
California#3111311 in 1,576
Massachusetts#320161 in 1,768
Connecticut#32381 in 1,735
Kansas#328111 in 1,322
Oregon#332121 in 1,385
New York#358501 in 1,915
Alabama#359141 in 1,616
Kentucky#360121 in 1,744
Wisconsin#363151 in 1,716
Maryland#367151 in 1,759
Colorado#368161 in 1,612
Nebraska#37861 in 1,569
Tennessee#382191 in 1,869
Utah#384121 in 1,625
Ohio#386291 in 1,976
South Carolina#394111 in 1,899
Michigan#396231 in 1,995
Arizona#429161 in 2,137
Indiana#437151 in 2,264
Illinois#453241 in 2,486
Oklahoma#45691 in 2,091
Virginia#473151 in 2,716
Georgia#483191 in 2,747
Texas#490611 in 2,867
New Jersey#507131 in 3,090
Nevada#51051 in 2,633
North Carolina#527161 in 3,135
Florida#652221 in 4,356
Louisiana#81051 in 4,570
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cyrus
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 15 spots since 2024 (#253 → #268)
  • 101 spots since 2020 (#369 → #268)
  • 201 spots since 2015 (#469 → #268)
  • Biggest jump: 214 spots in 1977 (#946 → #732)
  • Biggest drop: 220 spots in 1945 (#679 → #899)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #216 (54 births)
  • Births halved by 1891, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,240
  • Highest: 1 in 1,240 boys born in 2024 were named Cyrus (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,330 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
  • Its best rank, #216 in 1880, was only 1 in 2,046 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 22.7% of all boys named Cyrus (6,618) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s441#216 (1880)#251
1890s287#261 (1892)#349
1900s252#359 (1901)#445
1910s934#439 (1912)#513
1920s1,102#530 (1922)#605
1930s794#631 (1931)#677
1940s755#679 (1944)#753
1950s831#739 (1955)#798
1960s789#756 (1968)#847
1970s1,010#729 (1978)#831
1980s1,527#650 (1981)#726
1990s2,295#552 (1999)#711
2000s4,970#464 (2007)#503
2010s6,603#389 (2018)#448
2020s6,618#253 (2024)#310

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cyrus in 2018

girls
#13,793
6 births · 1 in 283,512 girls
boys
#389
817 births · 1 in 2,223 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #13,793Cyrus6

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #389Cyrus817
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 283,512 of them was named Cyrus, which outranked 24.0% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cyrus
  1. #12,464Zyannah7
  2. #12,464Zyliah7
  3. #12,464Zyna7
  4. #13,793Cyrus6
  5. #13,793Aabriella6
  6. #13,793Aadhyareddy6
  7. #13,793Aadhyasri6
  8. #15,682Aabidah5
  9. #15,682Aaheli5
  10. #15,682Aalasia5

Tied with 1,888 names at #13,793; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 2,223 of them was named Cyrus, which outranked 97.2% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cyrus
  1. #386Cade830
  2. #387Solomon825
  3. #388Sullivan822
  4. #389Cyrus817
  5. #390Shawn814
  6. #391Fabian810
  7. #392Frank807
Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2018 →