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Syra

100% girls · 25 born in 2025

Syra has been given to about 434 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 431
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Syra per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 26
  • Born in 202525
  • All time434

How popular is Syra?

Its best year was 2021, when 26 babies were given the name, ranking 5080th. The typical living American called Syra is about 14 years old today.

Names that sound like Syra

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Myra0.81
  2. Kyra0.81
  3. Tyra0.81
  4. Lyra0.81
  5. Sara0.74
  6. Shira0.73
  7. Sierra0.69
  8. Kira0.69

Middle names for Syra

Ranked by flow score
  1. Syra Josephine0.84
  2. Syra Rose0.83
  3. Syra Louise0.83
  4. Syra June0.82
  5. Syra Pearl0.82
  6. Syra Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Syra

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hazielbrother · 0.87
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.86
  3. Keziahsister · 0.86
  4. Bryerbrother · 0.85
  5. Andiesister · 0.84
  6. Cielosister · 0.84

Where Syra is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Syra White0.78
    2. Syra Reyes0.78
    3. Syra Nguyen0.78
    4. Syra Moore0.78
    5. Syra Lee0.78
    6. Syra Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Syra

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.