Girls' name · since 1970
Syreeta
1,960 babies named Syreeta in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,763 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,960
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Syreeta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,960 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Syreeta has been recorded 1,960 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2006.
- #4,763 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,960 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Syreeta ranks #4,763 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,960 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,763 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,960
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Syreeta's 1,960 recorded births place it above 93.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Syreeta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Syreeta's full recorded timeline at 1986, 11% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 89% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 326 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Syreeta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2006
- Peak year (1980)
- 326
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Syreeta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,084 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Syreeta's strongest decade.
1,084 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Syreeta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
781 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,084 births
- 1990s 79
1990s
79 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,084 births (55% of all-time use).
How Syreeta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Syreeta's total volume
Syreeta by state
Where Syreeta concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 315 | 16.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 146 | 7.4% |
| #3 | California | | 108 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 93 | 4.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 86 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 73 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 68 | 3.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 61 | 3.1% |
315 of 1,960 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Syreeta appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Syreeta's data
- Syreeta's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,084 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Syreetas (315 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Syreeta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1970–2006 (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 Syreeta 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.