Given name & surname
Siri
“a victorious advisor”
In Norwegian use, Siri is a variant of Sigrid. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a victorious advisor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Norwegian use, Siri is a variant of Sigrid. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a victorious advisor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Norwegian use, Siri is a variant of Sigrid. An origin associated with Sigrid is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Scandinavian use, Siri is used as a form of Sigrid.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Siri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,331
- 0 boys · 2,331 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 120 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,700 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −67%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,700 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 120 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,688 as a first name in 2020; 939 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.
Siri’s family of names
Siri is an affectionate form of Sigrid. In Swedish usage, Siri has a later derivative in SIIRI. In Norwegian usage, Siri has a related form in Sigrid.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Siri has relatives in 5 languages.
3 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Siri
- Siri HustvedtAmerican novelist, essayist, poetborn 1955
- Naima WifstrandSwedish actress (1890–1968)
- Siri DerkertSwedish artist (1888–1973)
- Siri von EssenFinland Swedish actress married to August Strindberg (1850–1912)
- Siri MullinixAmerican soccer playerborn 1978
- Siri EftedalNorwegian handball playerborn 1966
- Siri PettersenNorwegian fantasy author and cartoonistborn 1971
- Siri BjerkeNorwegian politician (1958-2012)
- Siri NilsenNorwegian singerborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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