US rank #2223 Boys' name Peak 2021 602 births

Syre — #2223 US boys' name

602 babies named Syre in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s702010s2232020s309
#2223
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Syre was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

75 babies were named Syre in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Syre

The Social Security Administration has registered 602 babies named Syre between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Syre currently holds the #2223 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 75 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Syre performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 309 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Syre shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Syre in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Syre 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 602 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.

Syre at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

602

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2021

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,223

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Syre popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
75
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
020406080 20242021201820152012200920052001 8

Syre by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
309 births that decade — 51% of Syre's all-time total
2000s702010s2232020s309

Syre by state

Where Syre concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Syre
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
25 4.2%
#2 New York
25 4.2%
#3 Texas
20 3.3%
#4 Florida
16 2.7%
#5 Georgia
14 2.3%
#6 New Jersey
7 1.2%
#7 North Carolina
6 1.0%
#8 Pennsylvania
6 1.0%
California share of Syre's total US births 4.2%
Even split

25 of 602 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Syre appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Syre?
602 babies have been named Syre since 2001. It currently ranks #2223 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 75 births.
When was Syre most popular?
Syre was most popular in the 2020s decade with 309 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Syre most popular?
The top states for the name Syre are California (25 births), New York (25 births), Texas (20 births).
How long has the name Syre been used?
Syre has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Syre?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Syrus, Syris, Syree, Syren, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2001–2024 (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.