Syrus
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning from Cyrene or sun; a spelling variant of Cyrus.
Syrus by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Syrus. In the US, 74 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 90 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Cyrene
Like Syrus, each of these traces back to Cyrene: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that come from Cyrus
Like Syrus, 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 Syrus. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sylusfrom the forest; a modern respelling of Sylas51 in the US (2017)
- Sirussun; a form of Cyrus20 in the US (2017)
- Syris13 in the US (2017)
- Sylasfrom the forest; a form of silas393 in the US (2017)
- Sylisof the forest, woods; a modern respelling of Silas56 in the US (2017)
- Siriusscorching; the brightest star38 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Syrus
Names that are said the same way as Syrus, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the sun
Like Syrus, 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 Syrus
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