Kourosh
A boys’ name of Persian origin, meaning sun; a form of Cyrus.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kourosh by the numbers
Kourosh was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Cyrus
Like Kourosh, each of these traces back to Cyrus: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Kyralord; lady; feminine form of Cyrus88 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kyronlordly and masterly; a variant of Cyrus25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kyrolordly and masterly; a respelling of Kyros or Cyrus97 in England and Wales (2025)
- Syrusfrom Cyrene or sun; a spelling variant of Cyrus74 in the US (2017)
- Cylord; short form of Cyril or Cyrus45 in the US (2017)
- Sirussun; a form of Cyrus20 in the US (2017)
- Kyroslordly and masterly; variant of Cyrus5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kyrusfar-sighted, lordly; a respelled form of Cyrus5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sun
Like Kourosh, each of these has the sun in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Cyrussun; royal name from ancient Persia729 in the US (2017)
- Apollogreek god of music, poetry, and sun525 in the US (2017)
- Eliansun; diminutive of Elias or form of Helios486 in the US (2017)
- Samsonhis name is sun; strong as the sun430 in the US (2017)
- Reyanshpart of the sun; ray of light382 in the US (2017)
- Sunnybright or cheerful like the sun69 in England and Wales (2025)
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