Given name & surname · also Swedish
Siiri
Siiri is a feminine given name from Swedish, ultimately from Old Norse. It is used in Finnish and Estonian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Siiri comes from Swedish, and ultimately from Old Norse.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Siiri developed from Siri. In Finnish usage, Siiri as a surname developed from Sigfrid.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1903. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Siiri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 0 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 139 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Siiri’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Siiri has a diminutive in SIRU. In Finnish usage, Siiri developed from the Swedish form Siri. In Finnish usage, Siiri has a conventional equivalent in the English form Sigrid.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Siiri has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Siiri
- Siiri RantanenFinnish cross-country skier1924–2023
- Siiri OviirEstonian politician (born 1947)
- Siiri AngerkoskiFinnish actress (1902-1971)
- Siiri NordinFinnish singerborn 1980
- Siiri SisaskEstonian singer (born 1968)
- Siiri VallnerEstonian architect (born 1972)
- Siiri YrjöläFinnish ice hockey player (born 2004)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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