| Sirius | Nikolaos | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Named for the Dog Star | Victory of the people |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | SEER-ee-us | nee-KOH-lah-os |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2022 (61) | 2014 (58) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Sirius | Nikolaos |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 279 | 300 |
| 2010s | 319 | 448 |
| 2000s | 117 | 404 |
| 1990s | 9 | 284 |
| 1980s | 0 | 293 |
| 1970s | 0 | 295 |
| 1960s | 0 | 48 |
The proper name of the brightest star in the night sky, from Greek 'Seirios' meaning 'scorching' or 'glowing'. Unlike most star names it is Greek rather than Arabic, and the literal sense is 'scorching/glowing' rather than 'star'.
Greek Nikolaos (Nicholas), from 'nike' ('victory') and 'laos' ('people'), i.e. 'victory of the people'. Borne by Saint Nicholas.
Sirius and Nikolaos are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Sirius means Named for the Dog Star (greek origin), while Nikolaos means Victory of the people (greek origin).
In US records, Sirius first appears in 0 and Nikolaos in 0, so Sirius has the longer recorded history.