Spyros
Spyros is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek.
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Spyros
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Spyros is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
The Story of Spyros
The earliest SSA record of Spyros as a baby boy name dates back to 1964, when 7 babies received it. 1972 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Spyros — #3,154 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Spyross. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2000 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 104 Spyross have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Spyros
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Spyros. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Spyros
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About the name Spyros
Spyros is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 104 births in the dataset. Spyros's peak popularity came in 1972 when it ranked #3,154. Use the chart and map above to compare Spyros'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.