Girls' name · since 1999
Suriah
Suriah has 130 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
130 girls have been named Suriah since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suriah has been recorded 130 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1999 to 2020.
- #24,284 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 130 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suriah ranks #24,284 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 130 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Suriah's 130 recorded births place it above 66.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Suriah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Suriah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Suriah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2020
- Peak year (2008)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Suriah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (67 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Suriah's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Suriah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 67 births (52% of all-time use).
Suriah by state
Where Suriah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 7.7% |
10 of 130 births nationwide.
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What to do with Suriah's data
- Suriah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Suriahs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Suriah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1999–2020 (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 Suriah 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.