Recorded 1964–2000 Boys' name Peak 1972 104 births

Spyros — boys' name

104 babies named Spyros in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s281970s421980s121990s172000s5
1970s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Spyros was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

10 babies were named Spyros in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Spyros

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Spyros between 1964 and 2000, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Spyros currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Spyros performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Spyros shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Spyros in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Spyros in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 104 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Spyros at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

104

Since 1964

37 years of records

Peak year

1972

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1964

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2000

Spyros popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1964

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1972)
10
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 200019931981197719751971196919651964 7

Spyros by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
42 births that decade — 40% of Spyros's all-time total
1960s281970s421980s121990s172000s5

Spyros by state

Where Spyros concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Spyros
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 11.5%
New York share of Spyros's total US births 11.5%

12 of 104 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Spyros?
104 babies have been named Spyros since 1964. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1972 with 10 births.
When was Spyros most popular?
Spyros was most popular in the 1970s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Spyros most popular?
The top states for the name Spyros are New York (12 births).
How long has the name Spyros been used?
Spyros has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 37 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Spyros?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Spyridon. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1964–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.