Given name & surname
Siren
Siren is a surname from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
In mythological stories, Siren is associated with a sea nymph.
Siren through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 154
- 5 boys · 149 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,798 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +38%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,798 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 236 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Siren’s family of names
Siren has a related form in Sirena. Siren has a related form in Syrena. Siren has a related form in Sirenia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Sirenavariant · Finnish
- Syrenavariant
- Syrenvariant
- Sireniavariant
- Sirinavariant
- Sirinevariant
- Sirénvariant · Finnish
- Siriniavariant
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People named Siren
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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