US rank #10629 Girls' name Peak 2016 241 births

Sira — #10629 US girls' name

241 babies named Sira in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s872010s922020s44
#10629
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 40% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Sira was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

15 babies were named Sira in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sira

The Social Security Administration has registered 241 babies named Sira between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sira currently holds the #10629 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sira performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sira 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 241 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.

Sira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

241

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2016

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,629

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
15
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 20242019201520112007200319991997 9

Sira by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
92 births that decade — 38% of Sira's all-time total
1990s182000s872010s922020s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sira?
241 babies have been named Sira since 1997. It currently ranks #10629 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 15 births.
When was Sira most popular?
Sira was most popular in the 2010s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Sira been used?
Sira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sirena, Siri, Sirenity, Siria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.