Is Syrus a boy or girl name?

Syrus is a boy’s name. Of the 2,079 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Syrus

Recorded 1982–2025 · United States

Syrus was most popular in 2022, when 122 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,138 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,861, with 88 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,079 people named Syrus.

Syrus over time

Births per year. The dot marks Syrus’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Syrus a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Syrus is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,079 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Syrus

Where Syrus is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org