Syed

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Syed first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 414 babies (rank #143 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Syed

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Syed yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,510

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

414

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	234	#148
1997	205	#168
1998	242	#147
1999	252	#137
2000	232	#156
2001	253	#153
2002	267	#151
2003	305	#149
2004	308	#150
2005	284	#163
2006	341	#147
2007	337	#158
2008	383	#145
2009	342	#163
2010	317	#175
2011	349	#165
2012	414	#143
2013	370	#157
2014	375	#148
2015	372	#156
2016	294	#192