NameTides

Syed

Syed was the #1,217 boys' name in the US in 2025 (166 babies), and #126 in England & Wales and #226 in Canada.

Syed as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Syed as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaScotlandIrelandUS
Syed as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,217 (166)#126 (389)#400 (8)#829 (3)#226 (152)
2024#1,620 (105)#136 (391)#268 (15)#394 (9)#256 (127)
2023#1,315 (145)#164 (316)#366 (9)#472 (7)#283 (111)
2022#1,330 (141)#166 (308)#472 (6)#572 (5)#284 (112)
2021#1,431 (127)#195 (279)#372 (9)#454 (7)#366 (85)
2020#1,335 (134)#171 (308)#426 (7)#741 (3)#293 (111)
2019#1,401 (126)#170 (318)#394 (8)#438 (8)#323 (100)
2018#1,324 (137)#171 (321)#433 (7)#520 (6)#377 (82)
2017#1,236 (148)#166 (333)#442 (7)#443 (7)#358 (90)
2016#1,203 (157)#191 (294)#401 (8)#601 (4)#398 (76)
2015#1,162 (160)#156 (372)#359 (9)#699 (3)#365 (85)
2014#1,276 (139)#148 (375)—#609 (4)#354 (90)
2013#1,155 (156)#156 (370)#399 (8)#448 (7)#294 (111)
2012#1,258 (140)#142 (414)#318 (11)#336 (12)#364 (81)
2011#1,309 (130)#165 (349)#491 (5)#730 (3)#370 (79)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2000 at #753.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1965.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 10,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 700common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,500uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Syed is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,000 to 1 in 17,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Syed by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #544ILMichigan: #999MINew York: #472NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #707NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,582CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #497VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #809TXFlorida: #1,831FL
Syed (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#14492

Syed (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SyedCanadaBoys#226152
SyedEngland & WalesGirls—too few
SyedEngland & WalesBoys#126389
SyedIrelandBoys#8293
SyedNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
SyedScotlandBoys#4008
SyedUSGirls—too few
SyedUSBoys#1,217166