Boys' name · since 1967
Sir
2,172 babies named Sir in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,138 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,175 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,172
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sir currently ranks #2175 among boys' names in America, with 2,172 babies recorded since 1967.
Sir has 2,172 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2175 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #3,138 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,175 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,172 born since 1967
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sir ranks #3,138 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,175 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,172 born since 1967, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,138 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,175 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,172
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sir's 2,172 recorded births place it above 93.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sir compares
2,172 Top 21% higher than 79% of 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
Sir's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,172 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 123 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sir's full recorded timeline at 1997, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 123 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 123
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Sir by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (613 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Sir's strongest decade.
613 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Sir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 110
1970s
110 births
- 1980s 212
1980s
212 births
- 1990s
1990s
283 births
- 2000s
2000s
384 births
- 2010s
2010s
613 births
- 2020s
2020s
559 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 613 births (28% of all-time use).
How Sir compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sir's total volume
Sir by state
Where Sir concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 184 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 171 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 78 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 75 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 52 | 2.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 45 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 28 | 1.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 22 | 1.0% |
184 of 2,172 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Sir appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sir's data
- Sir's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (613 total births) through the 2020s (559) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sirs (184 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
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, 1967–2025 (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 Sir 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.