Sir
Boy · SUR · English
Sir is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “respectful title for a man”. In 2025 it ranked 2,167th for boys in the US (66 babies).
What does Sir mean?
English: English title of respect, from sire
“respectful title for a man”
Sir comes from sire, from Old French, ultimately from Latin senior, 'older'.
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Is Sir a girl's or a boy's name?
Sir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 66 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sir in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 4 boys.
Sir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
How popular is Sir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,167among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 66about 1 in 26,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 66 boys in the US were named Sir, making it the 2,167th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,518th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 123 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Sir than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Sir in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | #2,167 |
| 2024 | 80 | #1,957 |
| 2023 | 84 | #1,875 |
| 2022 | 96 | #1,737 |
| 2021 | 123 | #1,461 |
| 2020 | 110 | #1,518 |
| 2019 | 111 | #1,523 |
| 2018 | 111 | #1,530 |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,318 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,477 |
| 2015 | 55 | #2,354 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,275 |
| 2013 | 55 | #2,298 |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,294 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 49 | #2,510 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,631 |
| 2007 | 43 | #2,764 |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,783 |
| 2005 | 47 | #2,429 |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,485 |
| 2003 | 44 | #2,388 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,681 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,027 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,089 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,542 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,635 |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,407 |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,817 |
| 1990 | 39 | #1,941 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,432 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,841 |
| 1983 | 22 | #2,271 |
| 1982 | 27 | #1,998 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,337 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,284 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,464 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
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