Is Syria a boy or girl name?

Syria is a girl’s name. Of the 567 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Syria

Recorded 1948–2024 · United States

Syria was most popular in 2004, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,984 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 567 people named Syria.

Syria over time

Births per year. The dot marks Syria’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Syria a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Syria is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 567 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org