Is Syed a boy or girl name?
Syed is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 104 boys were named Syed, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 5,875 US babies named Syed were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,633
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Syed since 1965
- 5,875
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 224 babies
Boys and girls named Syed, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 222 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 608 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,316 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 1,603 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 1,440 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 650 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 104 | #1,633 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 144 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 141 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 127 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 134 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 126 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 137 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 148 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 157 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 160 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 139 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 156 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 140 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 130 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 147 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 137 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 156 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 156 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 141 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 135 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 141 | #1,127 | 5 | #18,486 |
| 2003 | 178 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 168 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 167 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 224 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 157 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 140 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 155 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 133 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 157 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 132 | #962 | 6 | #13,237 |
| 1993 | 123 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 116 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 113 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 90 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 88 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 82 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 68 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,112 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 62 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 53 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 49 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 51 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 44 | #1,446 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 40 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 28 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 31 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,528 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,879 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #3,000 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,581 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,623 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,489 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,900 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #4,094 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,471 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,509 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Syed reached #754 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #13,237 in 1994. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.