Boys' name · since 1995
Sirus
Sirus has 358 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,320 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 358
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
358 babies have been named Sirus since 1995, making it today's #5320 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sirus recorded 358 times among boys since 1995, holding rank #5320 nationally today, ahead of 62% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #9,638 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,320 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 358 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sirus ranks #9,638 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,320 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 358 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,320 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 358
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sirus's 358 recorded births place it above 78.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sirus compares
358 49th percentile among 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
Sirus's all-time total is 3% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sirus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 358 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sirus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sirus's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sirus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Sirus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (134 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Sirus's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Sirus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
134 births
- 2020s
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 134 births (37% of all-time use).
Sirus by state
Where Sirus concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 358 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sirus's data
- Sirus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (134 total births) through the 2020s (102) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Siruss (5 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 Sirus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Sirus 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.