Total births
17
Boys' name · since 2016
Sirach
Sirach has 17 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11971
- among boys today
- 17
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other boys
Sirach currently ranks #11971 among boys' names in America, with 17 babies recorded since 2016.
Social Security Administration records show Sirach recorded 17 times among boys since 2016, holding rank #11971 nationally today, ahead of 16% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2024.
- #11971 among boys today
- 17 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 16% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Sirach is currently the #11971 boys' name in America, more common than 16% of boys - 17 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11971
- among boys today
- 17
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other boys
Sirach vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11971
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 16% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Sirach was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
6 babies were named Sirach in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
How Sirach compares
17 6th percentile among 14,294 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
Sirach's all-time total is 95% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sirach | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 23 | 22,252 |
Sirach's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sirach's full recorded timeline at 2022, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sirach at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2016
Current rank
#11,971
Active since
2016
Sirach popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Sirach by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Sirach's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Sirach births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sirach? ▼
Sirach has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #11971 as of the latest data. 6 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
When was Sirach most popular? ▼
Sirach was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Sirach been used? ▼
Records for Sirach go back to 2016, giving 9 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Sirach? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sir, Sire, Sirius, Siraj, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Sirach
Nearby Names Like Sirach
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sirach
Sir Boy
#1965 2,172 births
Sire Boy
#1683 1,715 births
Sirius Boy
#2585 724 births
Siraj Boy
#3572 635 births
Sirus Boy
#6663 358 births
Compare Sirach side by side: Sirach vs Sir Sirach vs Sire Sirach vs Sirius
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2016–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sirach: #11971 Boys' Name - 17 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sirach. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sirach 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 June 2026.