Boys' name · since 1998
Sire
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 1,715 babies named Sire, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,632 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,476 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,715
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sire is the #1476 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,715 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sire has been recorded 1,715 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #1476 nationally and more common than 89% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #3,632 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,476 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,715 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sire ranks #3,632 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,476 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,715 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,632 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,476 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,715
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Sire's 1,715 recorded births place it above 92.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sire compares
1,715 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Sire's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sire | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,715 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 159 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sire's full recorded timeline at 2012, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 159 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sire popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 159
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Sire by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (805 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Sire's strongest decade.
805 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Sire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s 135
2000s
135 births
- 2010s
2010s
761 births
- 2020s
2020s
805 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 805 births (47% of all-time use).
How Sire 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 Sire's total volume
Sire by state
Where Sire concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 151 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 123 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 118 | 6.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 110 | 6.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 77 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 68 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 58 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 48 | 2.8% |
151 of 1,715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Sire appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sire's data
- California records the most Sires (151 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 Sire: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Sire 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.