Girls' name · since 1997
Syrah
149 babies named Syrah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,867 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Syrah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 149 recorded since 1997.
Syrah has 149 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2021.
- #22,867 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 149 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Syrah ranks #22,867 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 149 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,867 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Syrah's 149 recorded births place it above 68.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Syrah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Syrah's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Syrah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2021
- Peak year (2010)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Syrah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (71 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Syrah's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Syrah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 71 births (48% of all-time use).
Syrah by state
Where Syrah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 4.0% |
6 of 149 births nationwide.
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- Syrah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Syrahs (6 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 Syrah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1997–2021 (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 Syrah 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.