U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Cyrus

Cyrus has been climbing in recent years. All-time it's been given to 29,286 U.S. babies, the 570th most common name by sound today, peaking at 1,400 in 2024, with 1,296 in 2025.

Cyrus has no common alternate spellings by sound.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).