Given name
Syrius
“resembling the brightest star”
Syrius is a variant of Sirius. One Greek interpretation is “resembling the brightest star.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Syrius is a variant of Sirius. One Greek interpretation is “resembling the brightest star.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Syrius is a variant of Sirius. An origin associated with Sirius is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Syrius through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 5 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 boys is 5 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Syrius
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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