US rank #4430 Girls' name Peak 2009 752 births

Syriah — #4430 US girls' name

752 babies named Syriah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s142000s2812010s3322020s125
#4430
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Syriah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

52 babies were named Syriah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Syriah

The Social Security Administration has registered 752 babies named Syriah between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Syriah currently holds the #4430 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Syriah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 332 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Syriah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Syriah in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Syriah 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 752 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.

Syriah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

752

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2009

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,430

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Syriah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
52
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0204060 20242020201620122008200419991997 6

Syriah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
332 births that decade — 44% of Syriah's all-time total
1990s142000s2812010s3322020s125

Syriah by state

Where Syriah concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Syriah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
42 5.6%
#2 Texas
34 4.5%
#3 California
23 3.1%
#4 Georgia
11 1.5%
Florida share of Syriah's total US births 5.6%
Even split

42 of 752 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Syriah?
752 babies have been named Syriah since 1997. It currently ranks #4430 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 52 births.
When was Syriah most popular?
Syriah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 332 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Syriah most popular?
The top states for the name Syriah are Florida (42 births), Texas (34 births), California (23 births).
How long has the name Syriah been used?
Syriah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Syriah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Syreeta, Syrena, Syria, Syra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.