Siu
Siu is a name with a single cultural origin: Korean.
- Korean
Meaning & Origin of Siu
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Siu is a name with a single cultural origin: Korean.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Korean
The Story of Siu
As a girl name
American parents first put Siu on the record books as a girl name in 1981, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 8 Sius were born — ranking #7,469 that year. Siu last appeared in the published SSA data in 1982, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 13 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Siu as a boy name dates back to 1991, when 5 babies received it. 1991 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Siu — #8,237 in the national rankings. Siu last appeared in the published SSA data in 1991, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Siu
Siu is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 13 births in the dataset. Siu's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #7,469. Use the chart and map above to compare Siu'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.