Girls' name · since 1988
Syra
434 babies named Syra in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,872 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,164 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 434
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Syra is the #5164 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 434 recorded since 1988.
Syra has 434 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5164 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #12,872 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,164 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 434 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Syra ranks #12,872 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,164 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 434 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,872 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,164 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 434
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Syra's 434 recorded births place it above 82.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Syra compares
434 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Syra's all-time total is 15% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Syra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 434 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Syra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Syra's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Syra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Syra by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (133 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Syra's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Syra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
- 2020s
2020s
129 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 133 births (31% of all-time use).
Syra by state
Where Syra concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 2.5% |
36 of 434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Syra's data
- Syra's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (133 total births) through the 2020s (129) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Syras (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Syra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Syra 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.