Unisex name · since 2007
Siyah
252 babies named Siyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,537 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,492 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 252
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
252 babies have been named Siyah since 2007, making it today's #6492 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Siyah has been recorded 252 times among girls since 2007, currently ranked #6492 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #17,537 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,492 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 252 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Siyah ranks #17,537 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,492 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 252 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,537 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,492 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 252
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Siyah's 252 recorded births place it above 75.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
How Siyah compares
252 41st percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Siyah's all-time total is 33% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Siyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 252 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Siyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Siyah's full recorded timeline at 2017, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Siyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Siyah popularity over time - boys
52 total births recorded since 2015 (Siyah as boys' name)
Siyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (152 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Siyah's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Siyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
- 2010s
2010s
152 births
- 2020s
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 152 births (60% of all-time use).
Siyah by state
Where Siyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 252 births nationwide.
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What to do with Siyah's data
- Siyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (152 total births) through the 2020s (91) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Maryland records the most Siyahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Siyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Siyah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.