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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #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 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedAKMaine: #182 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,133 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedNHWashington: #419 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,141 boysWAIdaho: #245 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,092 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #477 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,845 boysMNIllinois: #630 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,138 boysILWisconsin: #387 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,254 boysWIMichigan: #505 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,527 boysMINew York: #717 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 7,582 boysNYMassachusetts: #324 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,023 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedRIOregon: #325 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,980 boysORNevada: #379 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,356 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedINOhio: #734 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 9,911 boysOHPennsylvania: #502 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,081 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #574 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 6,200 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedUTColorado: #356 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,274 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedNEMissouri: #458 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,268 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedWVVirginia: #600 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,692 boysVAMaryland: #434 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,155 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedDEArizona: #397 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,784 boysAZNew Mexico: #354 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,158 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedARTennessee: #670 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,232 boysTNNorth Carolina: #569 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,922 boysNCSouth Carolina: #478 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,427 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #195 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 782 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Cyrus, so not publishedMSAlabama: #596 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,988 boysALGeorgia: #808 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,686 boysGAHawaii: #94 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 386 boysHITexas: #643 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 6,586 boysTXFlorida: #568 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,108 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#94 · 1 in 386
  2. Maine#182 · 1 in 1,133
  3. District of Columbia#195 · 1 in 782
  4. Idaho#245 · 1 in 1,092
  5. Massachusetts#324 · 1 in 3,023

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#94131 in 386
Maine#18251 in 1,133
District of Columbia#19561 in 782
Idaho#24571 in 1,092
Massachusetts#324121 in 3,023
Oregon#325101 in 1,980
New Mexico#35451 in 2,158
Colorado#356121 in 2,274
Nevada#37951 in 2,356
Wisconsin#38791 in 3,254
Arizona#397131 in 2,784
Washington#419111 in 3,141
Maryland#43491 in 3,155
Missouri#45881 in 4,268
Minnesota#47761 in 4,845
South Carolina#47861 in 3,427
Pennsylvania#502131 in 5,081
Michigan#505131 in 4,527
Florida#568171 in 5,108
North Carolina#569101 in 4,922
California#574391 in 6,200
Alabama#59651 in 4,988
Virginia#60071 in 5,692
Illinois#630131 in 6,138
Texas#643251 in 6,586
Tennessee#67051 in 7,232
New York#717151 in 7,582
Ohio#73471 in 9,911
Georgia#80871 in 7,686
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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 1999

boys
#552
363 births · 1 in 5,290 boys

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #552Cyrus363
More about 1999

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 5,290 of them was named Cyrus, which outranked 95.2% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cyrus
  1. #548Daquan366
  2. #550Rolando365
  3. #551Dwayne364
  4. #552Cyrus363
  5. #552Sheldon363
  6. #554Stefan362
  7. #555Elvis361
  8. #555Infant361

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. 1,239Trajan#2,235#996
  2. 669Tyreese#1,558#889
  3. 595Latrell#1,231#636
  4. 420Zion#694#274
  5. 414Xander#1,338#924
Fallers
  1. 381Jaret#555#936
  2. 362Kordell#841#1,203
  3. 313Juwan#524#837
  4. 296Jarett#743#1,039
  5. 288Christion#989#1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999