How Many People Are Named Syrus?
An estimated 1,969 people in the United States have the first name Syrus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Syrus peaked in popularity in 2022 with 122 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Syrus 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 Syrus paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Syrus is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,969
About 1 in 174,075 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2022
122 births
Total Registered
1,989
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Syrus
Syrus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,989 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Syrus as a male name
Ranked #1,724 in 2024
96 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (122 births)
Syrus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Syrus span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 743 babies were registered. While Syrus is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Syrus by Decade
How has Syrus 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.
Syrus by State
Birth registrations for Syrus span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Oregon, Arizona. On average, about 35 Syruss were registered per state.
Syrus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Syrus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Syrus
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Syrus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Syrus?
We estimate approximately 1,969 people named Syrus 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 174,075 Americans share this first name.
Is Syrus a common name?
Syrus is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,989 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Syrus most popular?
Syrus reached peak popularity in 2022, when 122 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Syrus is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Syrus a male name?
Syrus is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Syrus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Syrus Smith, Syrus Johnson, Syrus 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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