Syed
Syed was the 1221st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 166 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 754th with 224 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 55 places. More babies were named Syed in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,221 boys, up 118 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 166boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000224 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,043babies recorded
Syed popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 1994.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,221 | 166 |
| 2020 | #1,339 | 134 |
| 2010 | #1,213 | 147 |
| 2000 | #754 | 224 |
| 1990 | #1,148 | 90 |
| 1980 | #1,446 | 44 |
| 1970 | #3,489 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Syed, counting every spelling?
Syed has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,153 for boys in 2025, against #1,221 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Syed?
166 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Syed (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Syed born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 51 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Syed.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Syed?
About 5,900 people born in the US named Syed are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 11 and 31. That makes Syed mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Syed by state
How common Syed was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.2×), Illinois (3.7×), Virginia (3.0×), New Jersey (2.8×), Texas (1.9×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Syed: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Syed, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Syed
How popular is the name Syed?
Syed was the 1221st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 166 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 754th with 224 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 55 places. More babies were named Syed in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Syed a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Syed in the US.
Where is Syed most popular?
In 2021–2025, Syed was most common in New York (0.33 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Virginia.