Boys' name · since 1918
Spiros
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 640 babies named Spiros, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 640
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
Spiros is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 640 have been recorded since 1918.
Spiros has 640 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2024.
- #6,815 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 640 born since 1918
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Spiros ranks #6,815 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 640 born since 1918, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 640
- born since 1918
- 1970s
- peak decade
Spiros's 640 recorded births place it above 85.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Spiros's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Spiros splits its recorded history at 1982: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Spiros popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2024
- Peak year (1977)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Spiros by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (175 births, 27% of the file).
1970s was Spiros's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Spiros births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 28
1920s
28 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
- 1960s
1960s
80 births
- 1970s
1970s
175 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 67
2000s
67 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 175 births (27% of all-time use).
How Spiros 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 Spiros's total volume
Spiros by state
Where Spiros concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
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What to do with Spiros's data
- Spiros's decade-level peak was the 1970s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Spiross (111 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Spiros: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1918–2024 (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 Spiros 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.