Sirenia
The Sirenia, commonly referred to as sea cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The extant Sirenia comprise two distinct families:Dugongidae and Trichechidae with a total of three species.
Meaning & Origin of Sirenia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Sirenia, commonly referred to as sea cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The extant Sirenia comprise two distinct families:Dugongidae and Trichechidae with a total of three species.
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Etymology
The Story of Sirenia
American parents first put Sirenia on the record books as a baby girl name in 1976, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 10 Sirenias were born — ranking #8,132 that year. About 56% of every Sirenia on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Sirenia last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 99 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Sirenia
Sirenia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 99 births in the dataset. Sirenia's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #8,132. Use the chart and map above to compare Sirenia'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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