Recorded 1992–2011 Girls' name Peak 1998 43 births

Syera — girls' name

43 babies named Syera in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s172010s5
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Syera was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

8 babies were named Syera in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Syera

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Syera between 1992 and 2011, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Syera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Syera performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Syera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Syera 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 43 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.

Syera at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

43

Since 1992

20 years of records

Peak year

1998

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1992

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2011

Syera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1992

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Syera by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 49% of Syera's all-time total
1990s212000s172010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Syera?
43 babies have been named Syera since 1992. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1998 with 8 births.
When was Syera most popular?
Syera was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Syera been used?
Syera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 20 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Syera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Syeda, Syerra, Syenna, Syesha, 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, 1992–2011 (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.