Sire
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning father, lord.
Sire by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Sire. In the US, 99 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sire. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Sire
Names that are said the same way as Sire, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Sire, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Sire
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