Total births
34
Girls' name · since 1990
Sirah
34 babies named Sirah in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12608
- among girls today
- 34
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
Sirah currently ranks #12608 among girls' names in America, with 34 babies recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sirah has been recorded 34 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #12608 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2024.
- #12608 among girls today
- 34 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
- 29% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Sirah is currently the #12608 girls' name in America, more common than 29% of girls - 34 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12608
- among girls today
- 34
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 29%
- more common than other girls
Sirah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12608
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 29% of names given to girls today.
1990s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Sirah was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
7 babies were named Sirah in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Sirah compares
34 11th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Sirah's all-time total is 91% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sirah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Sirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sirah's full recorded timeline at 2011, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sirah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#12,608
Active since
1990
Sirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Sirah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Sirah's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Sirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sirah? ▼
Since 1990, Social Security records show 34 babies named Sirah. Today it holds rank #12608 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 7 births.
When was Sirah most popular? ▼
Sirah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Sirah been used? ▼
Sirah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sirah? ▼
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.
What to do with Sirah's data
- Sirah's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sirah
Nearby Names Like Sirah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sirah
Sirena Girl
#4135 3,192 births
Siri Girl
#12307 2,331 births
Sirenity Girl
#8750 345 births
Siria Girl
306 births
Sireen Girl
#11549 267 births
Compare Sirah side by side: Sirah vs Sirena Sirah vs Siri Sirah vs Sirenity
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Sirah
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1990–2024 (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. "Sirah: #12608 Girls' Name - 34 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sirah. 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 Sirah 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 July 2026.