Kouro as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kouro

What is the meaning of the name Kouro ?

The baby name Kouro is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOO-roh (IPA: /ˈkuːroʊ/).

Kouro is Greek in Origin.

Kouro is a modern masculine given name most commonly used as a clipped Persian form of Kourosh, the Iranian equivalent of Cyrus. It ultimately traces to Old Persian Kūruš; the exact meaning is debated, though later Persian tradition associates it with ideas like “sun” or “throne.” The name’s prestige comes from Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire, which has kept Kourosh and its shortenings visible, especially in the Iranian diaspora where Kouro sometimes stands alone on birth certificates.

The name also resonates across languages. Greek kouros (“youth, boy”), famous from archaic statues, occasionally inspires the streamlined spelling Kouro outside Greece. In Japanese romanization, kōro (香炉, “incense burner”) can be rendered as Kouro, though it is not a conventional given name. Related forms and variants include Kourosh, Kurosh, Kouros, and Cyrus; nicknames such as Kou or Kuro appear. Overall, Kouro blends youthful energy with a dignified, imperial pedigree.

⚙ Kouro is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Kouro appears only 10 times in total — found in 6 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.