Syrus Boy
How popular is Syrus?
#1,808 boy name in 2025
88 baby boys were named Syrus in the US in 2025, making it the 1808th most popular boy name.
Syrus popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,808 for boys (▼ 107 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 88 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+19% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,955 in 2015, #1,634 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (122 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,473 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1982 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Syrus counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Syrus family of names ranked #1,249 for boys in 2025 (#1,210 the year before), with 127 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Syrus | 88 | 69% |
| Syris | 16 | 13% |
| Sirus | 18 | 14% |
| Siris | 5 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Syrus is most popular
Babies named Syrus per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Syrus by decade
Boy names about as popular as Syrus
Questions
- Is Syrus a boy or girl name?
- Syrus is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Syrus were boys.
- How popular is the name Syrus?
- 88 baby boys were named Syrus in the US in 2025, making it the 1808th most popular boy name.
- When was Syrus most popular?
- Syrus peaked in 2022, when 122 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,473 in 2023.
- How many people are named Syrus?
- 2,079 babies have been named Syrus in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,059 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Syrus most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Syrus was most common in Nebraska, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.