Ciro
Ciro is an Italian and Spanish given name related to Cyrus. Notable people with the given name include:Ciro Alegría (1909–1967), Peruvian journalist, politician and novelist Ciro Henrique Alves Ferreira e Silva, Brazilian footballer Ciro Annunchiarico (1775–1817), Italian cult leader Ciro Chapa (1901-?), Mexican long-distance runner Ciro Cirillo (1921–2017), Italian politician Ciro Cruz Zepeda…
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Ciro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ciro is an Italian and Spanish given name related to Cyrus. Notable people with the given name include:Ciro Alegría (1909–1967), Peruvian journalist, politician and novelist Ciro Henrique Alves Ferreira e Silva, Brazilian footballer Ciro Annunchiarico (1775–1817), Italian cult leader Ciro Chapa (1901-?), Mexican long-distance runner Ciro Cirillo (1921–2017), Italian politician Ciro Cruz Zepeda…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Ciro
American parents first put Ciro on the record books as a baby boy name in 1907, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 61 Ciros were born — ranking #2,332 that year. As of 2026, Ciro ranks #2,332 for baby boys with 61 births, rising sharply (+92% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Ciro
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ciro. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Ciro
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About the name Ciro
Ciro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Ciro's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,200. Use the chart and map above to compare Ciro's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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