Cyrus
Expression 5 — The Freedom Seeker · predominantly a boy’s name · #517 in the US right now
Origin & meaning
Persian · From Persian Kūrush, meaning sun or throne
“Sun, throne” — Cyrus the Great, founder of Persian Empire
The numbers in the letters
Adventurous, versatile, and freedom-loving. Number 5 represents change, adventure, and personal freedom. You thrive on variety and new experiences.
2 + 3 → 5
What the vowels want: to be heard saying the true thing beautifully. Unexpressed, it curdles into restlessness — your moods are mostly unspoken sentences.
3
What the consonants project: safe harbor. Strangers lower their voices around you and tell you true things early. The cost is being read as agreeable when you are actually just patient.
2 + 0 → 2
Cyrus in the real world
29,286 Americans have been named Cyrus since 1880. It peaked in 2024 with 1,400 newborns and 1,296 carried it in 2025 (#517).
US births per decade, 1880–2025 · SSA public data
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