Boys' name · since 2002
Zyrus
Zyrus has 157 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,473 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,037 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 157
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zyrus currently ranks #6037 among boys' names in America, with 157 babies recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zyrus has been recorded 157 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #6037 nationally and more common than 57% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #14,473 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,037 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 157 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zyrus ranks #14,473 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,037 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 157 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,473 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,037 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 157
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zyrus's 157 recorded births place it above 68.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zyrus compares
157 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zyrus's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zyrus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 157 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zyrus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zyrus's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zyrus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Zyrus by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (71 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Zyrus's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Zyrus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 71 births (45% of all-time use).
Zyrus by state
Where Zyrus concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 157 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Zyruss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zyrus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zyrus draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.