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Boy name

Sire

As of 2025, Sire ranks #1466 among American boys' names, according to Social Security records. 121 boys received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #1225 five years ago, #1466 now. SSA records for Sire go back to 1998; the peak came in 2020 at #1225, with 153 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Georgia, where it ranks #756 among boy names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1466
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1225
in 2020 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
121
boys named Sire

Sire popularity, 1880–2025

0.002%0.005%0.007%0.010%18801900192019401960198020002020#1225 in 2020
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2020

Where Sire is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025NHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025WAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025NDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025MNWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025WIMichigan: #1113 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#1113New York: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025MARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025RIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025ORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025SDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025IAIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025ILIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025INOhio: #1111 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1111Pennsylvania: #1094 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1094New Jersey: #915 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NJ#915Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025CTCalifornia: #1829 (8 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)CA#1829Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025UTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025CONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025NEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025MOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025WVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025VAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025MDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025DEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025KSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025ARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025TNNorth Carolina: #1144 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1144South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025LAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025MSAlabama: #765 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AL#765Georgia: #756 (12 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)GA#756Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Sire in 2025HITexas: #1415 (13 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1415Florida: #1478 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1478
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Georgia (#756), Alabama (#765), New Jersey (#915)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Sire in the most recent year of SSA data.

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