How Many People Are Named Sirius?
people named Sirius are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 472,731 people in the US has this name
Based on 729 babies named Sirius in Social Security records from 1999 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
61 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
The name of a bright star in the constellation Canis Major, derived via Latin from Greek σειριος (seirios) "burning".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Sirius, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sirius alive today is about 8 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sirius first appears in the records in 1999 and was given most often in 2022, to 61 babies. In 2025, 33 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1999 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sirius has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,345, in 2022. In 2025 it ranked #3,499.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,499 |
| Best rank | #2,345 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,440 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sirius alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sirius were born in California than in any other state: about 45 of those alive today.
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