Is Cyrus a boy or girl name?
Cyrus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 1,380 boys were named Cyrus, so 0.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 27,974 US babies named Cyrus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #254
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,039
- Babies named Cyrus since 1880
- 27,974
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,391 babies
Boys and girls named Cyrus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 441 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 287 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 252 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 934 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,102 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 794 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 755 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 831 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 789 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,010 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,528 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,295 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 4,970 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 6,600 | 16 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 5,320 | 50 | 0.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,380 | #254 | 11 | #9,039 |
| 2023 | 1,122 | #296 | 9 | #10,490 |
| 2022 | 1,043 | #324 | 10 | #9,849 |
| 2021 | 933 | #349 | 10 | #9,725 |
| 2020 | 842 | #369 | 10 | #9,720 |
| 2019 | 755 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 817 | #389 | 6 | #14,198 |
| 2017 | 734 | #423 | 5 | #16,428 |
| 2016 | 732 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 637 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 640 | #459 | 5 | #17,167 |
| 2013 | 662 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 583 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 505 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 535 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 519 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 539 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 587 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 502 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 509 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 473 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 510 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 506 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 428 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 397 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 363 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 357 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 276 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 209 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 177 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 190 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 207 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 200 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 164 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 152 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 157 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 166 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 151 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 135 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 133 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 161 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 149 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 143 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 173 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 160 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 126 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 133 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 136 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 77 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 93 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 91 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 86 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 85 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 83 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 100 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 74 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 96 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 70 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 63 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 88 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 66 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 77 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 88 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 90 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 77 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 76 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 92 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 84 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 89 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 97 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 78 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 72 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 77 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 86 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 80 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 96 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 88 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 76 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 74 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 50 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 83 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 69 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 69 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 78 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 72 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 56 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 75 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 77 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 80 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 82 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 87 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 79 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 76 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 88 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 94 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 75 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 79 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 104 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 129 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 111 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 110 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 110 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 139 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 128 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 117 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 102 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 140 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 136 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 124 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 124 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 87 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 86 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 79 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 29 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 27 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 23 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 23 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 20 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 33 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 25 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 22 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 22 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 22 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 26 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 36 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 24 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 25 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 31 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 22 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 25 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 27 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 33 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 47 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 22 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 31 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 35 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 45 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 38 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 59 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 40 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 37 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 47 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 46 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 40 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 54 | #216 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cyrus reached #216 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #9,039 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.