Siren
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SY-ren
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #8,360 for girls
Siren is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “singing sea enchantress”. In 2025 it ranked 8,360th for girls in the US (12 babies).
What does Siren mean?
Greek: Greek Seiren, via English
“singing sea enchantress”
In Homer's Odyssey the Sirens lure sailors with song, and Odysseus has himself tied to the mast to resist.
Is Siren a girl's or a boy's name?
Siren is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Siren in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,360among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 130,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the US were named Siren, making it the 8,360th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 2020, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Siren in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Siren in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #8,360 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
Names like Siren
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sevyn Oaklynn Teagan Braelynn Brynlee Lakelynn Lennon Rynlee Briar Reign Navy Wrenley
Names related to Siren
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Siren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/siren, updated 20 October 2026.