Sirius
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SEER-ee-us
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #3,449 for boys
Sirius is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “glowing; scorching”. In 2025 it ranked 3,449th for boys in the US (33 babies).
What does Sirius mean?
Greek: the Dog Star, from Greek Seirios
“glowing; scorching”
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky; Sirius Black is Harry Potter's godfather.
Is Sirius a girl's or a boy's name?
Sirius is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 33 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sirius in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 5 boys.
Sirius in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Sirius in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,449th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33 about 1 in 52,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the US were named Sirius, making it the 3,449th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,073rd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 61 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Sirius than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Sirius in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sirius in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #3,449 |
| 2024 | 52 | #2,559 |
| 2023 | 53 | #2,509 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2,324 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,861 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,073 |
| 2019 | 54 | #2,463 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,795 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,070 |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,934 |
| 2015 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,158 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
Names like Sirius
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Atlas, Theo, Muhammad, Sebastian, Elias, Albie, Nico, Musa, Lucas, Tobias, Matteo
Names related to Sirius
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Sofia, Alexander, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey, Elena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Sirius: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sirius, updated 20 October 2026.