Sir Boy
How popular is Sir?
#2,167 boy name in 2025
66 baby boys were named Sir in the US in 2025, making it the 2167th most popular boy name.
Sir popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,167 for boys (▼ 210 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 66 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+20% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,354 in 2015, #1,518 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (123 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,461 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1967 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Sir counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Sire family of names ranked #921 for boys in 2025 (#867 the year before), with 227 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Sir is most popular
Babies named Sir per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (31 boys)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (50 boys)
Sir by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11 | #3,672 |
| 1970s | 110 | #2,279 |
| 1980s | 212 | #1,841 |
| 1990s | 283 | #1,817 |
| 2000s | 384 | #2,388 |
| 2010s | 613 | #1,523 |
| 2020s | 559 | #1,461 |
Boy names about as popular as Sir
Questions
- Is Sir a boy or girl name?
- Sir is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Sir were boys.
- How popular is the name Sir?
- 66 baby boys were named Sir in the US in 2025, making it the 2167th most popular boy name.
- When was Sir most popular?
- Sir peaked in 2021, when 123 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,461 in 2021.
- How many people are named Sir?
- 2,172 babies have been named Sir in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,129 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Sir most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Sir was most common in Georgia, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.