Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Sirus isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sirus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 358
- 358 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,362 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,362 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 319 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.
Sirus’s family of names
Sirus may belong to the same name family as SIRUSS. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Sirus, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.