Girls' name · since 1997
Syriah
Syriah has 776 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,498 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 776
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
776 babies have been named Syriah since 1997, making it today's #5498 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Syriah has been recorded 776 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #5498 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #8,934 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,498 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 776 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Syriah ranks #8,934 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,498 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 776 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,498 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 776
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Syriah's 776 recorded births place it above 87.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Syriah compares
776 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Syriah's all-time total is 106% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Syriah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 776 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Syriah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Syriah's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Syriah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Syriah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (332 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Syriah's strongest decade.
332 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Syriah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
281 births
- 2010s
2010s
332 births
- 2020s
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 332 births (43% of all-time use).
How Syriah 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 Syriah's total volume
Syriah by state
Where Syriah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 42 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 34 | 4.4% |
| #3 | California | | 23 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.4% |
42 of 776 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Syriah's data
- Syriah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (332 total births) through the 2020s (149) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Syriahs (42 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Syriah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Syriah 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.