Boys' name · peaked in 2024
Cyrus name popularity since 1925
26,768 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Cyrus. Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Cyrus is about 17 years old in 2026. Cyrus peaked in 2024 as the #253 name for boys, and it ranked #268 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 26,768
- Named Cyrus, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #268
- for boys in 2025 (1,284 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 78 girls · 26,690 boys
- Most popular in
- Washington
- 2.08× its national share
Peak year is the year Cyrus made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Cyrus births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Cyrus both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1995 and 2000, Cyrus became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 10,800 baby boys to 1 in 4,950.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Cyrus's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Cyrus.
Decade by decade
Babies named Cyrus in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 498 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 794 | #659 |
| 1940s | 0 | 755 | #901 |
| 1950s | 0 | 831 | #741 |
| 1960s | 0 | 789 | #790 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,010 | #862 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,527 | #769 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,295 | #805 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,970 | #488 |
| 2010s | 16 | 6,603 | #469 |
| 2020–25 | 62 | 6,618 | #268 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
43.6% of babies named Cyrus from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Cyrus is most popular
The index compares Cyrus's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Cyrus.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 2.08× | 762 |
| Oregon | 2.07× | 425 |
| Colorado | 1.80× | 486 |
| California | 1.57× | 3,628 |
| Arizona | 1.51× | 429 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Cyrus's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Cyrus.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Cyrus (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data