Sire vs Sir

Side-by-side comparison of Sire and Sir - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Sire

Boy name · Rank #1683

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Name B

Sir

Boy name · Rank #1965

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Metric Sire Sir
Current Rank #1683 #1965
Total Births (all years) 1,715 2,172
Peak Year 2022 2021
Peak Year Births 159 123
Peak Decade 2020s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1967

Births by Decade

Decade Sire Sir
1960s - 11
1970s - 110
1980s - 212
1990s 14 283
2000s 135 384
2010s 761 613
2020s 805 559

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sire Sir
2014 60 58
2015 79 55
2016 98 51
2017 103 56
2018 123 111
2019 121 111
2020 153 110
2021 147 123
2022 159 96
2023 125 84
2024 100 80
2025 121 66

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1998–2025.

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