Recorded 1976–2008 Girls' name Peak 1996 99 births

Sirenia — girls' name

99 babies named Sirenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

99 girls have been named Sirenia since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

99
total births
1976–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Sirenia was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sirenia in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sirenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Sirenia between 1976 and 2008, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sirenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sirenia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sirenia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sirenia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sirenia 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 99 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.

Sirenia at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

99

Since 1976

33 years of records

Peak year

1996

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1976

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2008

Sirenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1976

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1996)
10
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Sirenia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
55 births that decade — 56% of Sirenia's all-time total
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Sirenia by state

Where Sirenia concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sirenia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 12.1%
California share of Sirenia's total US births 12.1%

12 of 99 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sirenia?
99 babies have been named Sirenia since 1976. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1996 with 10 births.
When was Sirenia most popular?
Sirenia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Sirenia most popular?
The top states for the name Sirenia are California (12 births).
How long has the name Sirenia been used?
Sirenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 33 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Sirenia?
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.

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, 1976–2008 (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.