Siiri
Siiri is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name derived from the Old Norse name Sigríðr. It is a cognate of the modern Scandinavian name Sigrid.
- Estonian
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Siiri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Siiri is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name derived from the Old Norse name Sigríðr. It is a cognate of the modern Scandinavian name Sigrid.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Estonian
- Finnish
The Story of Siiri
Siiri first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1903, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1916: 6 births, good for #3,919 nationwide. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Siiris. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2011 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 38 Siiris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Siiri
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About the name Siiri
Siiri is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1903 and has accumulated 38 births in the dataset. Siiri's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #3,919. Use the chart and map above to compare Siiri's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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