How Many People Are Named Syed?
An estimated 5,763 people in the United States have the first name Syed. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Syed peaked in popularity in 2000 with 224 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Syed as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Syed paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,763
About 1 in 59,475 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2000
224 births
Total Registered
5,875
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Syed
Syed is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,875 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Syed as a male name
Ranked #1,633 in 2024
104 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (224 births)
Syed as a female name
Ranked #18,486 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1994 (6 births)
Syed: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Syed span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,608 babies were registered. While Syed is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Syed by Decade
How has Syed tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Syed by State
Birth registrations for Syed span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Tennessee, Arizona, Massachusetts. On average, about 302 Syeds were registered per state.
Syed + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Syed as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Syed
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Syed: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Syed?
We estimate approximately 5,763 people named Syed are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 59,475 Americans share this first name.
Is Syed a common name?
Syed is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,875 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Syed most popular?
Syed reached peak popularity in 2000, when 224 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Syed is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Syed a male name?
Syed is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Syed Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Syed Smith, Syed Johnson, Syed Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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