Fun Facts About the Name Kyriakos
- 155 babies named Kyriakos: U.S. records list 155 babies given the name Kyriakos from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kyriakos Mean?
Kyriakos is a Greek masculine name meaning "belonging to the Lord" or "of the Lord." It comes from the Greek adjective kyriakos (κυριακός), formed from kyrios (κύριος), "lord" or "master," plus the suffix -akos (-ακός). In Christian Greek, kyrios was used especially for God or Christ, and the related noun kyriake (Κυριακή) means the Lord's Day, Sunday. The personal name Κυριάκος (Kyriakos) is therefore a devotional name describing someone as belonging to the Lord. It is not the same name as Cyril, though both are connected to the Greek word for "lord."
Kyriakos Name History & Origins
The name Kyriakos belongs to the Greek Christian tradition. In Greek it is written Κυριακός, and its Latinized form is Cyriacus. That Latin form appears in the names of early Christian saints. One of the best known is Saint Cyriacus, a deacon martyred in Rome, who is venerated in the West as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. In the Greek Orthodox world, Saint Kyriakos the Anchorite, a Palestinian ascetic of the 5th - 6th centuries, is remembered in the church calendar. Through these saints and through ordinary Greek usage, Kyriakos remained a living name in Greek-speaking regions, especially Greece and Cyprus. It has produced surnames such as Kyriakou and Kyriakides, and it is related to the feminine name Kyriaki. In Western Europe, the Latin form Cyriacus developed into forms like Italian Ciriaco and French Cyriaque, while the Greek form Kyriakos continued in Orthodox usage.
How Popular is the Name Kyriakos?
Kyriakos has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1976. Its best rank was #3,177 in 1976.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,102 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #11,650 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #10,281 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #10,285 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #13,174 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2004 | #10,777 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #11,601 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #8,785 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #9,650 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #7,093 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #8,654 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #6,899 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #7,336 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #7,122 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #4,727 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #5,237 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #5,758 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #5,528 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #3,177 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #4,580 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #4,316 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #5,407 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #4,187 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #3,185 | 10 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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