Girls' name · since 1948
Syria
Syria has 567 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 567
- born since 1948
- 2000s
- peak decade
Syria is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 567 have been recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Syria has been recorded 567 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2024.
- #10,950 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 567 born since 1948
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Syria ranks #10,950 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 567 born since 1948, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 567
- born since 1948
- 2000s
- peak decade
Syria's 567 recorded births place it above 84.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Syria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Syria splits its recorded history at 2002: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Syria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Syria by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (260 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Syria's strongest decade.
260 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Syria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 80
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
260 births
- 2010s
2010s
143 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 260 births (46% of all-time use).
How Syria 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 Syria's total volume
Syria by state
Where Syria concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 23 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 20 | 3.5% |
| #3 | California | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.9% |
23 of 567 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Syria's data
- Syria's decade-level peak was the 2000s (260 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Syrias (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Syria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1948–2024 (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 Syria 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.