Siri

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 9 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Siri is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name30K records spelled Siri12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Argentina, United States, Mexico, Peru

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Sirí, Şiri, Sïrï, Šïrî, Sîrî

• English given name20K records spelled Siri11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Germany, Australia, Norway

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Şiri, Sïrï, Sįrį, Śîrį, Sîrį

• Hindi given name17K records spelled Siri9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Pakistan, Norway

  Languages: Hindi, Urdu

  Also written Şiri, Sîri, Sįřį, Síŕí, Širi

• a separate given name7.2K records spelled Siri3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Norway, Sweden

  Also written Şîrî, Sīri

• French given name5.3K records spelled Siri9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Norway, United States, Spain

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Sïrį, Sïri, Šỉrị, Şiri, Sïrî

• Sinhala given name3.8K records spelled Siri11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Sri Lanka, Malaysia

  Also written Suri, Saru, සිරි, Sira, සූර

• Indonesian given name2.1K records spelled Siri6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia, India, Indonesia, United States

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Sîrî, Şiri, Sïrî, Sirí

56 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Siri is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In pi, One of the palaces of Sujāta Buddha in his last lay life.1

  as a name·Dictionary of Pali Proper Names Vol II (N-H)

• In English, Alternative form of sirih (“plant”).

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Norwegian, a female given name, variant of Sigrid

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Swedish, Siri är en yngre, vardaglig form av → Sigrid. August Strindbergs hustru skådespelerskan Siri von Essen (1850–1912), som egentligen var döpt till Sigrid, har sannolikt bidragit till namnets spridning i början av förra seklet. Namnet var populärt under början av 2000-talet men har minskat de senaste åren. I den rikssvenska almanackan 15 september och i den finlandssvenska 19 juni.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In Italian, do lat. senior, mais velho; elemento de composição e título de respeito medieval

  as a name·Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 86 years between 1917–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Siri von Essenb. 1850SEFinland Swedish actress married to August Strindberg (1850–1912)
• Siri Derkertb. 1888SESwedish artist (1888–1973)
• Naima Wifstrandb. 1890SEnot in their usual nameSwedish actress (1890–1968)
• Siri Hustvedtb. 1955USAmerican novelist, essayist, poet
• Siri Mullinixb. 1978USAmerican soccer player
• Siri Nordbyb. 1978NONorwegian footballer
• Siri Sveglerb. 1980SESwedish actress
• Siri Nilsenb. 1985NONorwegian singer
• Siri Naseb. 1986DEGerman actor, stage actor and film actor
• Siri Wormb. 1992NLDutch footballer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 577 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Siri?

We estimate roughly 23 thousand people bear Siri (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Siri have the most bearers?

We estimate about 10 thousand people bear Siri in Sweden, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled siri.

Where is Siri most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Siri is densest in Norway — about 1 in 662 people — even though Sweden holds more of our records for it.

How common is Siri compared with other names?

In Sweden, Siri is the 460th most common given name of 36,824 given names recorded there.

Is Siri a male or female name?

Siri is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Siri mean?

Recorded meaning: One of the palaces of Anomadassī Buddha in his last lay life.’