Meaning of the nameCyro
- Male
- Cy-ro
- Biblical name
Cyro is a spelling of the name Ciro.
Meaning
The meaning of Cyro is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,068
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,913
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,079
- people
Cyro in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cyro, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (249 people).
0 women 1,064 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Cyro is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cyro in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 359 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 143 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 115 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 76 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 70 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 42 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 31 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 18 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Cyro
Written with Y, as in the Latin Cyrus; the origin of the spelling Cyro is uncertain.
About the name Ciro
Wiktionary treats Ciro as a learned borrowing from the Latin Cȳrus, coming from the Greek Κῦρος (Kŷros) and the Old Persian Kuruš. Behind the Name says the Persian name possibly means 'young' or 'humiliator (of the enemy)', also allows for an Elamite origin, and records that the name was sometimes associated with the Greek kýrios, 'lord'; the same site includes it among the biblical names, from the Old Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,766 people named Ciro, with a median age of 49. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Other spellings of Ciro
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Ciro | 11,766 |
| Cyro | 1,068 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Ciro · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Ciro · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ciro · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Cyro
What does the name Cyro mean?
The meaning of Cyro is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Cyro in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,068 people with the first name Cyro, which ranks it number 7,913 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Cyro a boy's or a girl's name?
Cyro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,064 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Cyro most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Cyro (143 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Cyro?
Ciro. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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