How Many People Are Named Syria?
An estimated 553 people in the United States have the first name Syria. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Syria peaked in popularity in 2004 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Syria 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 Syria paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
553
About 1 in 619,809 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2004
41 births
Total Registered
567
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Syria
Syria is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 567 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Syria as a female name
Ranked #17,351 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (41 births)
Syria: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Syria span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 260 babies were registered. Syria has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Syria by Decade
How has Syria 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.
Syria by State
Birth registrations for Syria span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, Texas, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, Georgia, Illinois. On average, about 12 Syrias were registered per state.
Syria + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Syria as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Syria
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Syria: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Syria?
We estimate approximately 553 people named Syria 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 619,809 Americans share this first name.
Is Syria a common name?
Syria is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 567 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Syria most popular?
Syria reached peak popularity in 2004, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Syria is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Syria a female name?
Syria is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Syria Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Syria Smith, Syria Johnson, Syria 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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