Recorded 1998–2017 Girls' name Peak 1998 239 births

Syann — girls' name

239 babies named Syann in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s432000s1562010s40
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Syann was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

26 babies were named Syann in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Syann

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Syann between 1998 and 2017, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Syann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Syann performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Syann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Syann in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Syann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 239 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Syann at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

239

Since 1998

20 years of records

Peak year

1998

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1998

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2017

Syann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1998

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1998)
26
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
051015202530 2017201320092006200320001998 26

Syann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
156 births that decade — 65% of Syann's all-time total
1990s432000s1562010s40

Syann by state

Where Syann concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Syann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 5.0%
#2 Texas
5 2.1%
California share of Syann's total US births 5.0%
Even split

12 of 239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Syann?
239 babies have been named Syann since 1998. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1998 with 26 births.
When was Syann most popular?
Syann was most popular in the 2000s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Syann most popular?
The top states for the name Syann are California (12 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Syann been used?
Syann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 20 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Syann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Syanna, Syanne, Sya, Syan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.