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Syed

Syed is currently the #1217 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 166 babies. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Looking at the full record since 1965, Syed hit its all-time high of #753 in 2000, when 224 boys were given the name. State by state, New York leads the way at #472.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1217
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#753
in 2000 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
166
boys named Syed

Syed popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.006%0.009%0.012%18801900192019401960198020002020#753 in 2000
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2000

Where Syed is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025WI—Michigan: #999 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#999New York: #472 (35 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)NY#472Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025IA—Illinois: #544 (17 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)IL#544Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025PA—New Jersey: #707 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NJ#707Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025CT—California: #1582 (10 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1582Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025WV—Virginia: #497 (15 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)VA#497Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025AL—Georgia: #1216 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1216Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Syed in 2025HI—Texas: #809 (33 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TX#809Florida: #1831 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1831
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New York (#472), Virginia (#497), Illinois (#544)

Uniqueness score

57/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Syed in the most recent year of SSA data.

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