Given name

Syriah

Syriah is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Syriah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Syriah through the years

Babies since 1880
776
0 boys · 776 girls
Most popular year
2009
52 babies
2025
23
#5,541 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−25%
Easing
010203020002025Highest share 200914
Syriah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1997–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,541 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 52 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 493 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Syriah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Seliah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Synneva

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Siniya

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Nyliah

15Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Aaliah

15Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Rickiah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Syriah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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