US rank #6641 Boys' name Peak 2020 339 births

Sirus — #6641 US boys' name

339 babies named Sirus in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1172010s1342020s83
#6641
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 53% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Sirus was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

22 babies were named Sirus in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sirus

The Social Security Administration has registered 339 babies named Sirus between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sirus currently holds the #6641 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sirus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sirus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sirus in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sirus 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 339 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.

Sirus at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

339

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2020

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,641

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sirus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
22
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 2024202020162012200820041995 5

Sirus by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
134 births that decade — 40% of Sirus's all-time total
1990s52000s1172010s1342020s83

Sirus by state

Where Sirus concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sirus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.5%
California share of Sirus's total US births 1.5%

5 of 339 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sirus?
339 babies have been named Sirus since 1995. It currently ranks #6641 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 22 births.
When was Sirus most popular?
Sirus was most popular in the 2010s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Sirus most popular?
The top states for the name Sirus are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sirus been used?
Sirus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sirus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sir, Sire, Sirius, Siraj, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1995–2024 (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.