Sirius Boy

How popular is Sirius?

#3,449 boy name in 2025

33 baby boys were named Sirius in the US in 2025, making it the 3449th most popular boy name.

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724living people named Sirius (est.)
8median age of people named Sirius
729babies named Sirius since 1880
1 in 100,465US babies born in 2025

Sirius popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#3,449 for boys (▼ 890 from 2024)
Babies in 202533 boys
10-year trendFalling (-18% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,918 in 2015, #3,073 in 2020
Peak year2022 (61 boys)
Highest rank#2,324 in 2022
First recorded1999
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)99% boys, 1% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Sirius is most popular

Babies named Sirius per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (33 boys)
  2. Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
  3. Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  4. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (14 boys)

Sirius by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1990s9#6,524
2000s117#3,684
2010s319#2,463
2020s279#2,324

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Questions

Is Sirius a boy or girl name?
Sirius is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Sirius were boys.
How popular is the name Sirius?
33 baby boys were named Sirius in the US in 2025, making it the 3449th most popular boy name.
When was Sirius most popular?
Sirius peaked in 2022, when 61 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,324 in 2022.
How many people are named Sirius?
729 babies have been named Sirius in the US since 1880. We estimate about 724 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
Where is Sirius most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Sirius was most common in California, at 0.0 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.