Kourosh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- koo-ROHSH
- Origin
- Persian
Kourosh is a boys' name of Persian origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kourosh mean?
Persian: Persian form of Cyrus
The Persian form of Cyrus, after Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
Is Kourosh a girl's or a boy's name?
Kourosh is a boys' name.
How popular is Kourosh in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kourosh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kourosh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Kourosh in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Kourosh in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kourosh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
Names like Kourosh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kian Kayden Aiden Brody Noah Yusuf Dylan Logan Kairo Ronan Riley Jayden
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kourosh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kourosh, updated 20 October 2026.