Cyrus
Cyrus is a distinctive choice, ranked #432 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Cyrus in their class.
About the Name Cyrus
Cyrus is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 211 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #462 in 2006 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Cyrus is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Cyrus in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #254, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Cyrus
- Trace Cyrus — Trace Dempsey Cyrus is an American musician.
- Cyrus W. Field — Cyrus West Field was an American businessman and financier who, along with other entrepreneurs, created the Atlantic Telegraph Company and laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858.
- Edict of Cyrus — The Edict of Cyrus usually refers to the biblical account of a proclamation by Cyrus the Great, the founding king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in 539 BC.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Cyrus
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Cyrus
Almost certainly the only Cyrus in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Famous People Named Cyrus
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia