US rank #12460 Boys' name Peak 1977 639 births

Spiros — #12460 US boys' name

639 babies named Spiros in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s281930s61950s361960s801970s1751980s1181990s562000s672010s432020s15
#12460
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 13% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Spiros was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

24 babies were named Spiros in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Spiros

The Social Security Administration has registered 639 babies named Spiros between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Spiros currently holds the #12460 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Spiros performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 175 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Spiros shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 111 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Spiros in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Spiros 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 639 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.

Spiros at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

639

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

1977

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#12,460

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Spiros popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1977)
24
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
0510152025 202420091998198819791970195919231918 10

Spiros by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
175 births that decade — 27% of Spiros's all-time total
1910s151920s281930s61950s361960s801970s1751980s1181990s562000s672010s432020s15

Spiros by state

Where Spiros concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Spiros
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
111 17.4%
#2 Illinois
5 0.8%
New York share of Spiros's total US births 17.4%
Even split

111 of 639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Spiros?
639 babies have been named Spiros since 1918. It currently ranks #12460 among boys. The peak year was 1977 with 24 births.
When was Spiros most popular?
Spiros was most popular in the 1970s decade with 175 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Spiros most popular?
The top states for the name Spiros are New York (111 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Spiros been used?
Spiros has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Spiros?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Spiro, Spike, Spirit, Spiridon, and 1 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, 1918–2024 (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.