How rare is the name Syeda?

5,794 people in the United States have the first name Syeda, about 1 in 52,128. It ranks #3,559 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 2 others.

first name

SYEDA

#3,559

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
5,794
About
1 in 52,128
This common or more
82.6%
Who bears it

Of the 5,794 people named Syeda, 95% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% as two or more races and 1.3% as White. Virtually all are female (99.6%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Syeda peaked in 2024, when 76 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19742025
Peak year
2024
Births that year
76
In 2025*
70 ▼8%
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 1,859 babies have been given the name since 1974. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Syeda by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #5,052. The largest share of babies named Syeda, 40.6%, were born between 1997 and 2012, as Generation Z.

1970s#15,12228
1980s#8,681125
1990s#5,581337
2000s#5,645463
2010s#5,242557
2020s#5,052349
Generation X 1965–802.1%
Millennials 1981–9617.5%
Generation Z 1997–1240.6%
2013 and later39.8%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Syeda is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Syeda has been most common in New York (6.4×), Illinois (3.7×), and Texas (2.3×), and least common in California (0.45×).

1,019 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Syeda

2 other first names also have 5,794 people.

#3,559 Cain · 5,794#3,559 Riya · 5,794

Either side of Syeda

#3,559 Cain · 5,794#3,559 Riya · 5,794#3,562 Annalisa · 5,787#3,563 Daniele · 5,783

Spelled almost the same

One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Syeda, most common first.

#1,596 Syed · 20,064

Also a last name

As a last name, Syeda ranks #21,203 of 156,621, with 1,259 people. See Syeda as a last name

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