Recorded 1991–2022 Girls' name Peak 2005 420 births

Synia — girls' name

420 babies named Synia in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s3002010s912020s23
2000s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Synia was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

44 babies were named Synia in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Synia

The Social Security Administration has registered 420 babies named Synia between 1991 and 2022, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Synia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Synia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 300 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Synia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Synia in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Synia 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 420 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.

Synia at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

420

Since 1991

32 years of records

Peak year

2005

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1991

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2022

Synia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1991

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2005)
44
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
01020304050 20222018201320102007200420011991 6

Synia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
300 births that decade — 71% of Synia's all-time total
1990s62000s3002010s912020s23

Synia by state

Where Synia concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Synia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
21 5.0%
#2 Georgia
10 2.4%
#3 Illinois
10 2.4%
#4 Mississippi
6 1.4%
#5 Florida
5 1.2%
#6 Louisiana
5 1.2%
Texas share of Synia's total US births 5.0%
Even split

21 of 420 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Synia?
420 babies have been named Synia since 1991. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2005 with 44 births.
When was Synia most popular?
Synia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 300 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Synia most popular?
The top states for the name Synia are Texas (21 births), Georgia (10 births), Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Synia been used?
Synia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 32 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Synia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Synthia, Syncere, Syniah, Synai, 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, 1991–2022 (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.