Syrus

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Syrus: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Syrus: Recorded since 1997, its highest recorded position is #2,022, and it stood at #3,254 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
20times a registrar ranked it
28years from first to last
#2022highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#2022
1999	#2943
2002	#2636
2005	#3208
2006	#2538
2007	#2435
2008	#3158
2009	#2544
2010	#2629
2011	#2390
2013	#2954
2014	#3362
2015	#4747
2016	#4023
2017	#3449
2019	#3937
2020	#2682
2021	#3990
2022	#3048
2024	#3254

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 20 of the 28 years from 1997 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1997–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #2022 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #2022 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Syrus by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Syrus in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	8	2 of 10	4
2000sbusiest	33	6 of 10	6
2010s	42	8 of 10	5
2020s	23	4 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 6 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Syrus appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2022 in England and Wales in 1997.

Syrus's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3254	6	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3048	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3990	4	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2682	7	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3937	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4023	4	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#4747	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3362	5	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2954	6	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2390	8	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2629	7	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2544	7	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3158	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2435	7	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2538	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3208	4	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#2636	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2943	3	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2022	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1997 and 2024, ranked in 20 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,022, first reached in 1997.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 8 births, registered in England and Wales in 2011.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
7 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
7separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#3,254position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
8births registered in its largest year, 2011Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Adib · #2022, 21y
Adon · #2022, 15y
Eifion · #2022, 18y
Elanur · #2022, 21y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Abdul-Aziz · #2022, 14y
Adebayo · #2022, 11y
Adib · #2022, 21y
Adon · #2022, 15y

Syrus and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Syrus without appearing here.

Syrus moved ahead of

Brooke Compare
In 2009 they stood at #2544 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2629 and #4678.
Glenn Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3990 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #5119.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3048 and #2165 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #5119.
Ole Compare
In 2021 they stood at #3990 and #3017 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #3048 and #4789.

Moved ahead of Syrus

Gustav Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2682 and #3334 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3990 and #2125.
Matheo Compare
In 2018 they stood at #3449 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #3937 and #2488.
Gunnar Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3362 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #4747 and #3373.
Filip Compare
In 1998 they stood at #2022 and #2337 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1999 that had become #2943 and #1664.

Moved the opposite way to Syrus

Albie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Syrus went from #2022 to #3254 while Albie went from #914 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Syrus went from #2022 to #3254 while Alfie went from #92 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Syrus went from #2022 to #3254 while Alfred went from #192 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Syrus went from #2022 to #3254 while Archie went from #141 to #10.

Moved the same way as Syrus

Aaron Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Syrus went from #2022 to #3254 and Aaron from #32 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Syrus went from #2022 to #3254 and Adam from #20 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Syrus went from #2022 to #3254 and Alan from #179 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Syrus went from #2022 to #3254 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2022 in England and Wales in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Syrus

Syrus at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Syrus by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Syrus appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Syrus and the names beside it

Syrus moved ahead of

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Syrus at a glance

Syrus by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Syrus appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Syrus and the names beside it

Syrus moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Syrus

Moved the opposite way to Syrus

Moved the same way as Syrus