Girls' name · since 1972
Syretta
392 babies named Syretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,686 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 392
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Syretta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 392 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Syretta recorded 392 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1992.
- #13,686 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 392 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Syretta ranks #13,686 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 392 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,686 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 392
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Syretta's 392 recorded births place it above 81.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Syretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Syretta splits its recorded history at 1982: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Syretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1992
- Peak year (1980)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Syretta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (218 births, 56% of the file).
1980s was Syretta's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Syretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
163 births
- 1980s
1980s
218 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 218 births (56% of all-time use).
Syretta by state
Where Syretta concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 34 | 8.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.3% |
34 of 392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Syretta's data
- Syretta's decade-level peak was the 1980s (218 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Syrettas (34 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 Syretta: 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 (~20 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, 1972–1992 (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 Syretta 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.