Given name & surname
Ciro
“a king”
Ciro is a form of Cyrus. One Persian interpretation is “a king.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ciro is a form of Cyrus. One Persian interpretation is “a king.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ciro is a form of Cyrus. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Ciro is used as a form of Cyrus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ciro through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,587
- 2,587 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 59 babies
- 2025
- 43
- #2,894 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +77%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,894 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 76.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,278 as a first name in 2020; 270 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ciro’s family of names
In Italian usage, Ciro has an affectionate form in CIRIELLO. In Italian usage, Ciro developed from the Latin form Cyrus. In Italian usage, Ciro has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Кир.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ciro has relatives in 8 languages.
5 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ciro
- Ciro ImmobileItalian association football playerborn 1990
- Cyrus the YoungerAchaemenid prince, satrap of Lydia from 408 to 401 BC500 BC–400 BC
- Ciro FerraraItalian association football player and managerborn 1967
- Ciro AlegríaPeruvian writer, journalist and politician (1909-1967)
- Ciro GuerraColombian film director and screenwriterborn 1981
- Ciro GomesBrazilian politician, former governor of Ceará, Brazilborn 1957
- Ciro VerrattiItalian fencer (1907-1971)
- Kyros of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 705 to 712
- Ciro AlvesBrazilian footballer and managerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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