Cyris

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Cyris by the numbers

Cyris was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 20 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Cyris

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cyris. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Cyrussun; royal name from ancient Persia729 in the US (2017)
  • Chrisbearer of Christ; short form of Christopher459 in the US (2017)
  • Cyrillordly, masterful5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Crisbearing christ; short form of Cristopher or Cristina22 in the US (2017)
  • Cylis15 in the US (2017)
  • Cyrie13 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Cyris

Names that are said the same way as Cyris, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Syrusfrom Cyrene or sun; a spelling variant of Cyrus74 in the US (2017)
  • Sirussun; a form of Cyrus20 in the US (2017)
  • Syris13 in the US (2017)
  • Siris9 in the US (2017)
  • Syreese5 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Cyris

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