Recorded 1953–1997 Girls' name Peak 1955 29 births

Sioux — girls' name

29 babies named Sioux in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s191990s10

The verdict

29 girls have been named Sioux since 1953, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1997.

29
total births
1953–1997
years on record
1950s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Sioux was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sioux in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sioux

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Sioux between 1953 and 1997, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sioux currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sioux performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sioux shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sioux in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sioux at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

29

Since 1953

45 years of records

Peak year

1955

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1953

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1997

Sioux popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1953

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1955)
7
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19971993195919551953 5

Sioux by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
19 births that decade — 66% of Sioux's all-time total
1950s191990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sioux?
29 babies have been named Sioux since 1953. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1955 with 7 births.
When was Sioux most popular?
Sioux was most popular in the 1950s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Sioux been used?
Sioux has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 45 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Sioux?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Siobhan, Siomara, Siona, Sion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1953–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.