Girls' name · since 1997
Syenna
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 177 babies named Syenna, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,776 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 177
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Syenna is the #15776 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 177 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Syenna recorded 177 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #15776 nationally today, ahead of 9% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #21,093 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,776 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 177 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Syenna ranks #21,093 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,776 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 177 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,776 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 177
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Syenna's 177 recorded births place it above 70.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Syenna compares
177 34th 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
Syenna's all-time total is 53% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Syenna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 177 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Syenna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Syenna's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Syenna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Currently ranks #15776 among girls.
177 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 14 births in a single year.
Syenna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (73 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Syenna's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Syenna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 73 births (41% of all-time use).
Syenna decade highlights
- Peak decade 73 births
- Runner-up 67 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Syenna's data
- Syenna's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (73 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Syenna: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Syenna 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.
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