Girls' name · since 1974
Syeda
Syeda has 1,859 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,527 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,859
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Syeda is the #2527 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,859 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Syeda recorded 1,859 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #2527 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #4,934 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,527 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,859 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Syeda ranks #4,934 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,527 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,859 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,527 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,859
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Syeda's 1,859 recorded births place it above 93.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Syeda compares
1,859 Top 23% higher than 77% of 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
Syeda's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Syeda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,859 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 76 | 21 | 19,840 |
Syeda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Syeda splits its recorded history at 2001: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 76 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Syeda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Syeda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (557 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Syeda's strongest decade.
557 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Syeda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 125
1980s
125 births
- 1990s
1990s
337 births
- 2000s
2000s
463 births
- 2010s
2010s
557 births
- 2020s
2020s
349 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 557 births (30% of all-time use).
How Syeda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Syeda's total volume
Syeda by state
Where Syeda concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 508 | 27.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 187 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 181 | 9.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 65 | 3.5% |
| #5 | California | | 46 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 17 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
508 of 1,859 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Syeda's data
- Syeda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (557 total births) through the 2020s (349) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Syedas (508 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Syeda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Syeda 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.