Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Siah

Gender Unisex · 38% girls Rank 2025 #3,931 Trend ↓ Falling 10%
Rank 2025
#3,931
among boys · ↑616 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
44
named Siah · +47% vs 2024
How common
1 in 61,003
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2021
49 babies
All-time total
586
#9,531 all-time among boys
First recorded
1999
in Social Security records

Siah popularity over time

586 babies have been named Siah since 1999, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
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1990s – 8 8 1 – #7,765
2000s 62 39 101 10 +1162% #9,640
2010s 89 147 236 24 +134% #3,704
2020s (to 2025) 71 170 241 40 +70% #3,407

Where Siah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 28 0.02 outside top 500
2027 28 0.02 outside top 500
2028 28 0.02 outside top 500
2029 28 0.02 outside top 500
2030 28 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Siah

Siah is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,931 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 586 American babies have been named Siah, about 62% boys and 38% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 49 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Siah stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Siah?

The median living Siah is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 12. An estimated 600 people named Siah are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Siah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 16 #7,092 28 #3,931
2024 7 #13,285 23 #4,547
2023 9 #11,056 24 #4,444
2022 12 #8,976 28 #3,976
2021 15 #7,585 34 #3,412
2020 12 #8,884 33 #3,407
2019 9 #11,254 30 #3,704
2018 9 #11,308 21 #4,717
2017 14 #8,238 25 #4,213
2016 6 #15,974 15 #6,012
2015 16 #7,565 22 #4,527
2014 13 #8,895 9 #8,689
2013 10 #10,896 6 #11,943
2012 – – 5 #13,915
2011 7 #14,635 8 #9,472
2010 5 #19,444 6 #11,979
2009 8 #13,519 8 #9,729
2008 16 #8,060 – –
2007 – – 8 #9,640
2006 7 #14,925 5 #13,721
2005 7 #14,299 6 #11,261
2004 6 #15,821 – –
2003 – – 6 #10,678
2002 11 #9,399 – –
2001 – – 6 #10,366
2000 7 #12,946 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Siah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Siah?

The median living Siah is about 7 years old. Half of all living Siahs are between 3 and 12 years old.

How many people named Siah are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Siah are alive in the United States, based on 586 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Siah in 2025?

Siah ranked #3,931 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Siah?

586 babies have been named Siah in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Siah most popular?

Siah peaked in 2021, when 49 newborns received the name.

Is Siah a boy or girl name?

Siah is used for both: about 38% of babies named Siah have been girls and 62% boys.

Is the name Siah rising or falling?

Siah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Siah become more popular?

Siah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 28 boys named Siah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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