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Syed

Boy

Meaning of Syed: Arabic: 'noble master'

Syed is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 1226th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 136th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1226

166 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#136

391 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,043

First recorded 1965 · peak 2000

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 51 babies1982: 49 babies1983: 53 babies1984: 39 babies1985: 62 babies1986: 72 babies1987: 68 babies1988: 82 babies1989: 88 babies1990: 90 babies19901991: 113 babies1992: 116 babies1993: 123 babies1994: 138 babies1995: 157 babies1996: 133 babies1997: 155 babies1998: 140 babies1999: 157 babies2000: 224 babies20002001: 167 babies2002: 168 babies2003: 178 babies2004: 146 babies2005: 135 babies2006: 141 babies2007: 156 babies2008: 156 babies2009: 137 babies2010: 147 babies20102011: 130 babies2012: 140 babies2013: 156 babies2014: 139 babies2015: 160 babies2016: 157 babies2017: 148 babies2018: 137 babies2019: 126 babies2020: 134 babies20202021: 127 babies2022: 141 babies2023: 145 babies2024: 105 babies2025: 166 babies
US babies named Syed per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 224.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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