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Sirius

/ˈsɪɹɪəs/ · 99% boys · 33 born in 2025

Sirius has been given to about 729 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsɪɹɪəs/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 722
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sirius per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 61
  • Born in 202533
  • All time729

How popular is Sirius?

Its best year was 2022, when 61 babies were given the name, ranking 2346th. The typical living American called Sirius is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Sirius

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Darius0.70
  2. Darrius0.68
  3. Cyrus0.62
  4. Tyrus0.62
  5. Julius0.57
  6. Titus0.57
  7. Lucius0.57
  8. Junius0.57

Middle names for Sirius

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sirius Paul0.77
  2. Sirius John0.77
  3. Sirius Lee0.77
  4. Sirius Dean0.76
  5. Sirius Blake0.76
  6. Sirius Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Sirius

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.90
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.90
  3. Emilianasister · 0.90
  4. Laylanisister · 0.90
  5. Westynbrother · 0.90
  6. Maisysister · 0.89

Where Sirius is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sirius Anderson0.77
  2. Sirius White0.72
  3. Sirius Reyes0.72
  4. Sirius Moore0.72
  5. Sirius Lee0.72
  6. Sirius Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sirius

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sirius across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.