Cyrus is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “to bestow care.” In 2024 it was given to 1,380 boys in the United States.
Cyrus belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “to bestow care” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Cyrus first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #216 in 1880, and in 2024 1,380 babies received the name — 27,908 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Cyrus means “to bestow care” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Cyrus is a boy name. In 2024, 1,380 babies received the name in the US.
Cyrus comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Cyrus first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #216 in 1880, and 1,380 babies were given the name in 2024.
Cyrus is pronounced /ˈsaɪɹəs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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