Kyros
Kyros is a name with multiple cultural origins: Old Persian, Biblical Greek.
- Old Persian
- Biblical Greek
Meaning & Origin of Kyros
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kyros is a name with multiple cultural origins: Old Persian, Biblical Greek.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Old Persian
- Biblical Greek
The Story of Kyros
Kyros first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2001, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 19 births, good for #4,935 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 49% of all recorded Kyross. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,695 among baby boy names with 7 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 172 Kyross have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Kyros
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kyros. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Cyrus
- Kuruš
Names that sound like Kyros
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About the name Kyros
Kyros is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 172 births in the dataset. Kyros's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #4,935. Use the chart and map above to compare Kyros'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.