Sir

#2,993 most common boys' name of all time · #7,241 across all names · 100% boys / 0% girls · used 1967–2025

Rank among boys

#2,993

Rank overall

#7,241 of 105,966

First appeared

1967

Years on the list

58 of 146

All-time

2,172

Since 2016

888

Peak year

2021 #1,461

Best rank

#1,461 2021

Girls Boys peak 123/yr

Sir first appears in 1967. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year	Girls	Boys	Total	Rank
2025	—	66	66	#2,175
2024	—	80	80	#1,965
2023	—	84	84	#1,885
2022	—	96	96	#1,743
2021	—	123	123	#1,461
2020	—	110	110	#1,524
2019	—	111	111	#1,527
2018	—	111	111	#1,532
2017	—	56	56	#2,334
2016	—	51	51	#2,495
2015	—	55	55	#2,372
2014	—	58	58	#2,287
2013	—	55	55	#2,315
2012	—	33	33	#3,324
2011	—	34	34	#3,266
2010	—	49	49	#2,528
2009	—	34	34	#3,300
2008	—	47	47	#2,653
2007	—	43	43	#2,792
2006	—	41	41	#2,806
2005	—	47	47	#2,447
2004	—	44	44	#2,505
2003	—	44	44	#2,411
2002	—	35	35	#2,706
2001	—	29	29	#3,093
2000	—	20	20	#3,987
1999	—	27	27	#3,063
1998	—	25	25	#3,139
1997	—	31	31	#2,579
1996	—	19	19	#3,602
1995	—	16	16	#3,942
1994	—	26	26	#2,813
1993	—	27	27	#2,672
1992	—	30	30	#2,448
1991	—	43	43	#1,851
1990	—	39	39	#1,962
1989	—	17	17	#3,396
1988	—	24	24	#2,487
1987	—	15	15	#3,287
1986	—	17	17	#2,967
1985	—	17	17	#2,906
1984	—	30	30	#1,878
1983	—	22	22	#2,325
1982	—	27	27	#2,045
1981	—	21	21	#2,396
1980	—	22	22	#2,346
1979	—	19	19	#2,544
1978	—	20	20	#2,353
1977	—	15	15	#2,877
1976	—	14	14	#2,923
1975	—	7	7	#4,647
1974	—	9	9	#3,773
1973	—	8	8	#3,970
1972	—	5	5	#5,489
1971	—	7	7	#4,297
1970	—	6	6	#4,618
1968	—	6	6	#4,093
1967	—	5	5	#4,539