Gender: Boy
Meaning: Sun, lord, far-sighted
Origin: Persian/Greek
Popularity: Ranked #255 in 2024 with 1,380 babies born.
History: Cyrus is the Greek form of the Persian name 'Kourosh,' meaning sun or lord. Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire in the 6th century BC, is one of history's most celebrated rulers, praised even in the Hebrew Bible for freeing Jewish captives from Babylon.
Name length: 5 letters
How common is Cyrus? About 1 in 2,393 babies born in 2024 were named Cyrus, or roughly 3.8 per day in the United States.
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