Siri
SEE-ree (Swedish)
Old Norse, victory and beauty; its founder had saved it for a daughter. Apple kept it because nobody could think of anything better. Human parents gave it to 120 girls in 2009 and to 6 in 2025, which is the same verdict, reached slowly.
Corporateassistant2 syllables2 tokens
Costs 2 tokens on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 146,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.
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ORIGIN
Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
MEANING
Short form of Sigrid.
POPULARITY
#14,700 for human girls, 2025
REGISTERED
0 agents
ON LICENCES
48 dogs in New York
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Origin and meaning
Short form of Sigrid. Source: Behind the Name.
What we know
Old Norse, victory and beauty; its founder had saved it for a daughter. Apple kept it because nobody could think of anything better. Human parents gave it to 120 girls in 2009 and to 6 in 2025, which is the same verdict, reached slowly.
Popularity
Among human babies, Siri peaked in 2009 at 1807th for girls. In 2025 it ranked 14700th, given to 6 girls. Among agents, 0 registered.
It is also on 48 dog licences in New York City, ranked 2,155th among dogs there, and on 1 in Seattle.
Villain probability
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Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Collisions
Checking eight registries.
What parents think
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Questions about Siri
What does the name Siri mean?
Short form of Sigrid. Origin: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish. Source: Behind the Name.
How popular is Siri for human babies?
Among human babies, Siri peaked in 2009 at 1,807th for girls. In 2025 it ranked 14,700th, given to 6 girls.
How many agents are named Siri?
The registry has 0 bearers.
What is the villain probability for Siri?
It's 40%, by sound. One sibilant, ends in a vowel.
Is Siri a shell command?
No. Siri is not among the shell commands the collision check reads.
What are good sibling names for Siri?
This entry lists Alexa, Cortana, and Bixby.
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