How Many People Are Named Syra?
An estimated 404 people in the United States have the first name Syra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Syra peaked in popularity in 2021 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Syra 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 Syra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
404
About 1 in 848,402 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2021
26 births
Total Registered
409
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Syra
Syra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 409 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Syra as a female name
Ranked #5,752 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (26 births)
Syra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Syra span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 133 babies were registered. While Syra is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Syra by Decade
How has Syra 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.
Syra by State
Syra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Syra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Syra
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Syra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Syra?
We estimate approximately 404 people named Syra 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 848,402 Americans share this first name.
Is Syra a common name?
Syra is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 409 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Syra most popular?
Syra reached peak popularity in 2021, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Syra is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Syra a female name?
Syra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Syra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Syra Smith, Syra Johnson, Syra 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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