Sie
A feminine name of German and Dutch origin meaning "she" or "her".
Name Census estimates that about 7 living Americans carry the first name Sie. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Sie today is around 99 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sie births was 1919 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Sie is about 99 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Sies were born before 1937.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Sie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
7
~ 1 in 48,964,905 Americans
Peak year
1919
12 babies that year
Average age
99
years old
1937 SSA rank
#3,945
Tracked since 1883
Census
Sie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 231 people with the first name Sie, which placed it at #35,041 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#35,041
National first-name rank
People counted
231
231 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
36.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sie is Black at 36.8%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (26.8%) and White (25.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Sie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American36.8% · 85
- Asian and Pacific Islander26.8% · 62
- White25.5% · 59
- Hispanic or Latino5.2% · 12
- Two or more races3.5% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.2% · 5
Popularity
Sie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sie from the 1880s through to the 1930s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 32 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Sie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Sie
The given name Sie is derived from the German word "sie," which means "she" or "her" in English. This name has its roots in the Proto-Germanic language family and can be traced back to the 5th century AD.
The earliest recorded use of the name Sie dates back to the Middle Ages in Germanic regions of Europe. It was initially used as a nickname or shortened form of longer female names, such as Sibylla or Sieglinde. Over time, it became a standalone given name in its own right.
In medieval German literature, the name Sie appears in several works, including the Nibelungenlied, an epic poem from the 13th century. The name was also mentioned in various historical records and documents from that era, indicating its usage among the Germanic populations.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Sie was Sie von Wenzen, a noblewoman from the Duchy of Bavaria who lived in the 12th century. Another notable bearer of the name was Sie von Rosenberg, a German painter and illuminator active in the late 15th century.
During the Renaissance period, the name Sie gained popularity among the upper classes and nobility in German-speaking regions. A famous example is Sie von Sachsen-Coburg, a German princess and the wife of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, who lived in the 16th century.
In the 17th century, the Dutch painter Sie Rombouts, known for her still-life paintings, was a prominent artist who bore the name Sie. Another notable figure was Sie von Anhalt-Zerbst, a German princess and the mother of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, who lived from 1718 to 1794.
In more recent times, the name Sie has remained relatively uncommon, but it has been used by a few notable individuals. For instance, Sie Krebitz was a German author and journalist who lived from 1885 to 1966, and Sie Mitterhuber was an Austrian actress and singer born in 1943.
People
Sie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 7 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 48,964,905 US residents.
Is Sie a common name?
We classify Sie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 23.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 133 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sie most popular?
The single biggest year for Sie was 1919, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sie is about 99 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Sie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 231 people with the name Sie, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,041 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Sie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Sie?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Sie on both sides of the split. Of the 235 people counted with this name, 164 were male (69.8%) and 71 were female (30.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Sie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sie is Black at 36.8%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (26.8%) and White (25.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Sie most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Sie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 36.8% (85 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Sie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Sie a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sie in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Sie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Sie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Sie as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Sie, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.