US rank #2412 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,787 births

Syeda — #2412 US girls' name

1,787 babies named Syeda in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s1251990s3362000s4632010s5572020s278
#2412
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Syeda was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

75 babies were named Syeda in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Syeda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,787 babies named Syeda between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Syeda currently holds the #2412 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 75 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Syeda performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 557 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Syeda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 491 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Syeda in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Syeda 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 1,787 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.

Syeda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,787

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2024

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,412

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Syeda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
75
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080 20242017201020031996198919821974 8

Syeda by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
557 births that decade — 31% of Syeda's all-time total
1970s281980s1251990s3362000s4632010s5572020s278

Syeda by state

Where Syeda concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Syeda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
491 27.5%
#2 Illinois
179 10.0%
#3 Texas
168 9.4%
#4 Michigan
65 3.6%
#5 California
46 2.6%
#6 Virginia
17 1.0%
#7 New Jersey
10 0.6%
#8 Georgia
5 0.3%
New York share of Syeda's total US births 27.5%
Even split

491 of 1,787 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Syeda?
1,787 babies have been named Syeda since 1974. It currently ranks #2412 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 75 births.
When was Syeda most popular?
Syeda was most popular in the 2010s decade with 557 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Syeda most popular?
The top states for the name Syeda are New York (491 births), Illinois (179 births), Texas (168 births).
How long has the name Syeda been used?
Syeda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Syeda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Syerra, Syenna, Syesha, Syera, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.