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🔥Sirius
OriginLatin from Greek
Meaning"burning"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#963
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About Sirius
The name Sirius peaked for boys at #2344 in 2022. The name is most popular in SIRIUS, SIRIUS, and SIRIUS. Sirius is occasionally used for girls in 2016.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,115 | 25 | 13 |
| 2015 | #2,955 | 40 | 20.9 |
| 2016 | #2,982 | 40 | 21.1 |
| 2017 | #3,113 | 38 | 20.5 |
| 2018 | #2,837 | 43 | 23.7 |
| 2019 | #2,481 | 54 | 30.1 |
| 2020 | #3,122 | 37 | 21.4 |
| 2021 | #2,909 | 43 | 24.6 |
| 2022 | #2,344 | 61 | 34.9 |
| 2023 | #2,530 | 53 | 31 |
| 2024 | #2,657 | 50 | 29 |
| 2025 | #3,500 | 33 | 19.3 |
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