Cyrus

/S-AY-R-AH-S/

Boy ZoroastrianJewishChristian Persian origin PersianIranian

Sun, throne, the great king who freed a nation — Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid Empire and is honoured in the Bible for releasing the Jews from Babylonian captivity. His Cyrus Cylinder is called the first declaration of human rights

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Meaning & origin

Cyrus is a boy's name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Zoroastrian families. The name means "Sun, throne, the great king who freed a nation — Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid Empire and is honoured in the Bible for releasing the Jews from Babylonian captivity. His Cyrus Cylinder is called the first declaration of human rights" and belongs to the Nobility cluster — names with regal heritage and dignified bearing.

Beyond its Zoroastrian heritage, Cyrus is also used in Jewish, Christian traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among Persian, Iranian families, Cyrus carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Cyrus

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Cyrus resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
5
freedom and adventurous change
Chaldean
6
nurturing and family devotion

How Cyrus sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Cyrus breaks down into 5 phonemes: /S-AY-R-AH-S/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

The six signals, applied to Cyrus

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Cyrus maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.

01 — Birth Star
Nakshatra match
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02 — Numerology
Destiny alignment
Pythagorean and Chaldean life-path calculations (destiny 5) matched against your family's own numerology profile.
03 — Phonetics
Last-name fit
Rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters measured with IPA to see how Cyrus flows with your family name.
04 — Meaning
Nobility
Cyrus belongs to the Nobility cluster — names with regal heritage and dignified bearing.
05 — Cultural & Tradition
Zoroastrian
As a Zoroastrian name, Cyrus carries religious and cultural weight scored against your family's heritage — plus grandparent-name matches, saint's-day alignment, and generational naming patterns scored against your family tree.
06 — Uniqueness
Popularity balance
How common Cyrus is today versus historically — finding the sweet spot between familiar and forgotten.

Names similar to Cyrus

If Cyrus resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Zoroastrian boy names, common in Persian families

Daniel
God is my judge, the prophet who survived the lions' den — Daniel's faith was tested in the courts of Babylon, where he interpreted dreams, read writing on walls, and was thrown to lions for refusing to worship any king but God. His name carries absolute trust in divine justice, intellectual brilliance deployed in hostile territory, and the calm of a man who sleeps among predators because he knows whose hand holds the lock
Joseph
A foundational gospel name of the foster father of Jesus
David
Beloved — the shepherd king who slew Goliath. The most universal male name across all European languages and the entire Western world.
Jasper
Treasurer, bringer of treasure, the precious spotted stone — Jasper is both a gemstone of deep reds and greens and a name traditionally given to one of the Three Wise Men who brought gifts to the infant Jesus

Sharing the same meaning

Other Zoroastrian boy names from the Nobility cluster

Arthur
Possibly bear-king, often traced to a Celtic root arto- (bear) joined to rīx (king), though a derivation from the Roman family name Artorius is also argued. Forever bound to the legendary British king of the Round Table, it endures as one of the islands' most storied names.
Henry
From Germanic heimrich: heim (home) + ric (ruler, power)
Harry
Estate ruler, home protector — from Henry. Prince Harry made it modern; Harry Potter made it magical. England's most loveable name.

Names that sound similar

Zoroastrian boy names that open with the same syllables as Cyrus

Simon
He has heard, the listener — Simon was the original name of the apostle Peter before Jesus renamed him, and another Simon carried the cross of Christ to Calvary
Silas
Of the forest, the early Christian companion of Paul whose name whispers of woodland origins — Silas accompanied Paul on his second missionary journey, was imprisoned with him in Philippi, and helped establish churches across Asia Minor and Greece. His Latin name carries the silvanus root meaning 'of the forest,' connecting early Christianity to the Roman woodland tradition
Sebastian
Revered, venerable, the soldier-saint who survived his own martyrdom — Saint Sebastian was a Roman officer secretly Christian, shot through with arrows and left for dead, only to recover and confront the emperor again. His name carries the resilience of faith that cannot be killed on the first attempt, the beauty that Renaissance painters saw in his suffering, and the soldier's code that places duty above survival

Common questions about Cyrus

What does the name Cyrus mean?

Cyrus means "Sun, throne, the great king who freed a nation — Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid Empire and is honoured in the Bible for releasing the Jews from Babylonian captivity. His Cyrus Cylinder is called the first declaration of human rights." It is a boy name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Zoroastrian families.

Is Cyrus a boy or girl name?

Cyrus is most commonly used as a boy name.

What is the origin of the name Cyrus?

Cyrus is of Persian origin, used in Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian traditions, commonly among Persian, Iranian families.

What is the numerology of Cyrus?

Cyrus has a Pythagorean destiny number of 5 — freedom and adventurous change.

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