Cypress: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “cypress tree”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- SY-press · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (47% girls, 53% boys since 1880)
From the English tree name, ultimately from Greek kypárissos via Latin cypressus. It is a modern nature name used directly from the botanical word.
How popular is Cypress?
Babies named Cypress in 2024204
2024 rank#1,419 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18802,048
Cypress is rising: use over the last five years is 3.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Cypress
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Cypress questions
What does the name Cypress mean?
Cypress means "cypress tree". It comes from English. From the English tree name, ultimately from Greek kypárissos via Latin cypressus. It is a modern nature name used directly from the botanical word.
Is Cypress a boy or girl name?
Cypress is used for both: about 47% of US babies named Cypress since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Cypress?
204 US babies were named Cypress in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Cypress?
Cypress is usually pronounced SY-press.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.