Boys' name · since 1999
Sirius
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 724 babies named Sirius, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,301 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,496 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 724
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
724 babies have been named Sirius since 1999, making it today's #3496 boys' name.
Sirius has 724 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3496 as of the latest data, more common than 75% 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 1999 to 2025.
- #6,301 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,496 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 724 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sirius ranks #6,301 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,496 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 724 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,301 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,496 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 724
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sirius's 724 recorded births place it above 86.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sirius compares
724 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Sirius's all-time total is 96% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sirius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 724 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sirius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sirius's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 61, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sirius popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Sirius popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2016 (Sirius as girls' name)
Sirius by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (319 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Sirius's strongest decade.
319 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Sirius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s 117
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
319 births
- 2020s
2020s
279 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 319 births (44% of all-time use).
How Sirius 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 Sirius's total volume
Sirius by state
Where Sirius concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
45 of 724 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Sirius's data
- Sirius's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (319 total births) through the 2020s (279) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Siriuss (45 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 Sirius: 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 (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Sirius 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.