girl's name
Syra
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 820
Syra is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 26 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1988.
Syra over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 45 |
| 2000s | 117 |
| 2010s | 133 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 129 |
How popular is Syra?
In 2025, Syra was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Syra is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Syra
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Syra also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Syra over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Syra
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Syra — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Syra
How popular is the name Syra?
In 2025, Syra was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Syra a girl's or a boy's name?
Syra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Syra most popular?
Syra peaked in 2021, when 26 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Syra a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Syra currently ranks #1,234 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.