Siran
Of Armenian origin, meaning "beloved" or "love".
Name Census estimates that about 6 living Americans carry the first name Siran. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Siran today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Siran births was 1990 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Siran. 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
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Siran. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
6
~ 1 in 57,125,723 Americans
Peak year
1990
6 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
1990 SSA rank
#7,979
Tracked since 1990
Census
Siran in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 239 people with the first name Siran, which placed it at #34,236 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
#34,236
National first-name rank
People counted
239
239 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Siran
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Siran is White at 58.6%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (26.4%) and Black (7.5%). 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 Siran 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 Siran at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.6% · 140
- Asian and Pacific Islander26.4% · 63
- Black or African American7.5% · 18
- Two or more races5.0% · 12
- Hispanic or Latino2.5% · 6
Popularity
Siran: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Siran 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 Siran during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Siran
The name Siran has its origins in the Armenian language and culture, dating back to ancient times. It is derived from the Armenian word "sir," which means "love." The name was initially used in the historical Armenian Kingdom, which existed from the 4th century BC to the 7th century AD, and was centered in the Caucasus region.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Siran can be found in the Armenian epic poem "Daredevils of Sassoun," composed between the 8th and 10th centuries AD. In this poem, Siran is mentioned as the name of a valiant warrior and hero. This suggests that the name was in use among Armenians during the medieval period.
In the 12th century, a notable figure named Siran Pahlavuni was a prominent Armenian prince and military commander who played a significant role in the defense of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia against the Seljuk Turks. He was born around 1150 and died in the early 13th century.
Another historical figure with the name Siran was Siran Sisakyan, an Armenian revolutionary and one of the founders of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun). He was born in 1840 and played a crucial role in the Armenian national liberation movement in the late 19th century.
In the 20th century, Siran Kitsikis was a Greek-Armenian historian and political scientist of Armenian descent, born in 1907. He made significant contributions to the study of international relations and the history of the Balkans and the Middle East.
More recently, Siran Stacy was an American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was born in 1975 and is best known for his time with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he played from 1999 to 2002.
While the name Siran has Armenian roots, it has also gained popularity in other cultures and regions over time, though its usage and meaning may vary slightly. Regardless of its cultural context, the name Siran remains a unique and meaningful choice, carrying with it a rich historical and cultural heritage.
People
Siran + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Siran 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
Siran: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Siran?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Siran 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 57,125,723 US residents.
Is Siran a common name?
We classify Siran as "Very Rare". It ranks above 22.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Siran most popular?
The single biggest year for Siran was 1990, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Siran is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Siran in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 239 people with the name Siran, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,236 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 Siran 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 Siran?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Siran leans strongly female. 202 people counted with this name were female (82.1%), compared with 44 male bearers (17.9%). 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 Siran?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Siran is White at 58.6%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (26.4%) and Black (7.5%). 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 Siran most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Siran in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.6% (140 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 Siran in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Siran a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Siran 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 Siran still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Siran 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 Siran 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 are named Siran?
Find out how many people share the name Siran on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.