Sire
Sire was the 1475th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 121 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1230th; the most babies were born in 2022 (159). Over the last ten years it has moved up 394 places. More babies were named Sire in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,475 boys, down 245 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 121boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022159 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,715babies recorded
Sire popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,475 | 121 |
| 2020 | #1,230 | 153 |
| 2010 | #3,365 | 33 |
| 2000 | #11,880 | 5 |
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How popular is Sire, counting every spelling?
Sire is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,116 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,475 for Sire on its own. Together these spellings went to 175 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sire | 121 | #1,475 | 652 |
| Syre | 40 | #3,083 | 290 |
| Cire | 14 | #6,191 | 61 |
| Cyre | — | — | 26 |
| Sirr | — | — | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sire?
121 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sire (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sire born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 69 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sire.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sire?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Sire are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Sire a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sire by state
How common Sire was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.6×), Michigan (1.6×), Illinois (1.6×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sire: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sire, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sire
How popular is the name Sire?
Sire was the 1475th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 121 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1230th; the most babies were born in 2022 (159). Over the last ten years it has moved up 394 places. More babies were named Sire in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Sire a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sire in the US.
Where is Sire most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sire was most common in Georgia (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Michigan.