Cy

Diminutive of Cyrus, Persian

"sun"

Cy Origin and Meaning

The name Cy is a boy's name meaning "sun".

This evocative short name is suddenly chic — it was recently chosen by Jennifer Lawrence for her baby boy. JLaw's son's name honors Cy Twombly, the influential mid-century American artist. Born Edwin Parker Twombly Jr., both Cy Twombly and his father shared a nickname after baseball player Cy Young (himself born Denton True Young).

We foresee Cy heating up in a big way, along with other Cy- names like Cypress, Cyan, and Cyra.

Cy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 517 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Cy

• 517 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Cy

• Edwin Parker "Cy" Twombly American painter
• Denton True "Cy" Young American baseball pitcher
• Cy Aridio Perego Saldana (b. 2015), son of American actress Zoe Saldana and Italian artist Marco Perego; twin brother Bowie Ezio
• Cy Quinn (b. 2019) daughter of model Arizona Muse.
• Cy Maroney (b. 2022) Son of actress Jennifer Lawrence and art dealer Cooke Maroney

The name Cy in Pop Culture

• Cy the Cardinal Iowa State University mascot
• Cy Blue Black character from movie "Rocket Gibraltar"
• Cy a Cylon from Galactica 1980 in TV's "Battlestar Galactica"