Cyrene
Cyrene is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek Mythology.
- Greek Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Cyrene
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cyrene is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
The Story of Cyrene
Cyrene first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 14 Cyrenes were born — ranking #8,053 that year. As of 2026, Cyrene ranks #8,922 for baby girls with 11 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). In total, more than 217 Cyrenes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Cyrene
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About the name Cyrene
Cyrene is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 217 births in the dataset. Cyrene's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #8,053. Use the chart and map above to compare Cyrene'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.