How Many People Are Named Cyrus?
An estimated 23,370 people in the United States have the first name Cyrus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Cyrus peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,391 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cyrus as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cyrus paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Cyrus is overwhelmingly male, 66 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
23,370
About 1 in 14,666 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,391 births
Total Registered
27,974
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cyrus
Cyrus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 27,974 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Cyrus as a male name
Ranked #254 in 2024
1,380 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,380 births)
Cyrus as a female name
Ranked #9,039 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (11 births)
Cyrus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cyrus span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 6,616 babies were registered. Cyrus remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Cyrus by Decade
How has Cyrus tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cyrus by State
Birth registrations for Cyrus span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Delaware. On average, about 421 Cyruss were registered per state.
Cyrus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cyrus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cyrus
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cyrus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cyrus?
We estimate approximately 23,370 people named Cyrus are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 14,666 Americans share this first name.
Is Cyrus a common name?
Cyrus is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 27,974 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cyrus most popular?
Cyrus reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,391 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cyrus is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cyrus a male name?
Cyrus is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cyrus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cyrus Smith, Cyrus Johnson, Cyrus Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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