Cyrus
Cyrus is a boys' name of Persian origin meaning “sun, throne, far-sighted.” It ranked #268 in the United States in 2025. Derived from the Old Persian Kūruš, possibly meaning sun or throne.
how do you pronounce Cyrus?
SY-rus
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what does Cyrus mean?
The name Cyrus means “sun, throne, far-sighted.” It comes from the Persian language tradition.
Derived from the Old Persian Kūruš, possibly meaning sun or throne. Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid Persian Empire in the 6th century BCE and issued one of history's first human rights charters.
where does the name Cyrus come from?
Wiktionary traces Cyrus to the Old Persian rendered in the source as kuruš, without giving a specific gloss such as sun or throne, so that fuller meaning isn't confirmed by what was retrieved. It also notes that as a saints' name, Cyrus was later folk-connected to the Greek word for lord — a separate, later association rather than its original derivation.
the history of Cyrus
Wikipedia describes Cyrus as a Persian masculine given name historically best known from several Persian kings, most notably Cyrus the Great, who founded the Achaemenid Empire in 550 BC; the name remains widespread among Zoroastrians, particularly in India, and is also relatively common in the Anglophone world.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2025 | #268 |
| 2024 | #253 |
| 2023 | #296 |
| 2022 | #323 |
| 2021 | #349 |
| 2020 | #369 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
what are the nicknames and variants of Cyrus?
Nicknames
who are famous people named Cyrus?
- Cyrus the Great
- Cyrus McCormick
- Cyrus Vance
what names are similar to Cyrus?
what names go well with Cyrus?
Sibling names that share Cyrus's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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