Syed vs Sye

Side-by-side comparison of Syed and Sye — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Syed

Boy name · Rank #1630

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Name B

Sye

Boy name · Rank #7781

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Metric Syed Sye
Current Rank #1630 #7781
Total Births (all years) 5,864 113
Peak Year 2000 2007
Peak Year Births 224 13
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1965 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Syed Sye
1910ss — 8
1930ss — 8
1960ss 25 —
1970ss 222 —
1980ss 608 —
1990ss 1,316 14
2000ss 1,603 46
2010ss 1,440 27
2020ss 650 10

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Syed Sye
2014 139 —
2015 160 —
2016 157 —
2017 148 —
2018 137 —
2019 126 7
2020 134 —
2021 127 —
2022 141 —
2023 144 —
2024 104 10

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1965–2024.

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