The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 12 births ranking #8481. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Cyrus is an ancient Persian royal name with a distinguished sound and a partly uncertain deeper meaning. It is often associated with power, history, and elegance more than with one universally agreed literal gloss.
The name is most famous through Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire. It later entered biblical and wider Western awareness, which helped keep it recognisable across cultures.