Boys' name · since 1987
Siraj
Siraj has 635 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,840 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,323 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 635
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Siraj is the #4323 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 635 recorded since 1987.
Siraj has 635 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4323 as of the latest data, more common than 69% 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 1987 to 2025.
- #6,840 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,323 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 635 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Siraj ranks #6,840 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,323 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 635 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,840 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,323 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 635
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Siraj's 635 recorded births place it above 84.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Siraj compares
635 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Siraj's all-time total is 72% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Siraj | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 635 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Siraj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Siraj's full recorded timeline at 2007, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Siraj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Siraj by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (243 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Siraj's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Siraj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 83
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
243 births
- 2020s
2020s
166 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 243 births (38% of all-time use).
How Siraj 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 Siraj's total volume
Siraj by state
Where Siraj concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
11 of 635 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Siraj's data
- Siraj's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (243 total births) through the 2020s (166) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sirajs (11 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 Siraj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Siraj 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.