Sirus
A boys’ name of Persian origin, meaning sun; a form of Cyrus.
Sirus by the numbers
Sirus was given to 20 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Cyrus
Like Sirus, 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)
- Cylord; short form of Cyril or Cyrus45 in the US (2017)
- Kyroslordly and masterly; variant of Cyrus5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kouroshsun; a form of Cyrus6 in the US (2017)
- Kyrusfar-sighted, lordly; a respelled form of Cyrus5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sirus. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Sirus
Names that are said the same way as Sirus, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the sun
Like Sirus, each of these has the sun in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- 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)
- Ishaansun or offering of the sun79 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Sirus
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