Sire
Rank in 2025
#1466
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
121
boys 121
Peak year
2022
159 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
1,715
since 1998
Born a Sire? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as boys
Sire was most popular in 2022, when 159 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.09 per 1,000). In 2025, 121 babies were named Sire, ranking #1466 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 121 | 1466 |
| 2024 | <5 | — | 100 | 1673 |
| 2023 | <5 | — | 125 | 1449 |
| 2022 | <5 | — | 159 | 1237 |
| 2021 | <5 | — | 147 | 1291 |
| 2020 | <5 | — | 153 | 1225 |
| 2019 | <5 | — | 121 | 1441 |
| 2018 | <5 | — | 123 | 1418 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 103 | 1575 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 98 | 1628 |
| 2015 | <5 | — | 79 | 1853 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 60 | 2230 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 58 | 2225 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 58 | 2238 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 28 | 3695 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 33 | 3308 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 36 | 3162 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 19 | 4901 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 24 | 4127 |
| 2006 | <5 | — | 13 | 6094 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 16 | 5034 |
| 2004 | <5 | — | 6 | 9948 |
| 2003 | <5 | — | 5 | 10894 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 11 | 6088 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 5 | 10349 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 8 | 7139 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 6 | 8479 |
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Where Sire is most popular
- Georgia3.5×
- Pennsylvania2.1×
- New York2.0×
- Illinois1.9×
- Florida1.5×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.