Unisex name · since 1999
Siah
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 364 babies named Siah, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,540 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,914 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 364
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Siah currently ranks #3914 among unisex names in America, with 364 babies recorded since 1999.
Siah has 364 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3914 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #9,540 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,914 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 364 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Siah ranks #9,540 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,914 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 364 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,540 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,914 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 364
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Siah's 364 recorded births place it above 79.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Siah compares
364 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Siah's all-time total is 1% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Siah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 364 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Siah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Siah's full recorded timeline at 2014, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Siah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Siah popularity over time - girls
222 total births recorded since 2000 (Siah as girls' name)
Siah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (170 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Siah's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Siah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s
2020s
170 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 170 births (47% of all-time use).
Siah by state
Where Siah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.4% |
12 of 364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- California records the most Siahs (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Siah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.