Syair
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sy-AIR
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #1,443 for boys
Syair is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,443rd for boys in the US (124 babies).
Where does Syair come from?
Modern: American coinage, perhaps related to Sire or Zaire
Is Syair a girl's or a boy's name?
Syair is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 124 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Syair in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,443rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 124 about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 163% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 124 boys in the US were named Syair, making it the 1,443rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,924th. It first appears in the records in 2001.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 10 years. 2025 had the most boys named Syair of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Syair in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 375 boys in the US were given Syair or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #673, up from #1,443 for this spelling alone.
- Syaire 251
- Syair 124
Syair in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 124 | #1,443 |
| 2024 | 67 | #2,169 |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,692 |
| 2022 | 46 | #2,791 |
| 2021 | 42 | #2,917 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,924 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,000 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Syair
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zymir, Khaza, Jamir, Azaiah, Krishiv, Jahseh, Zamir, Zahir, Ayaan, Shivansh, Jasai, Salem
Other spellings of Syair
Names related to Syair
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Syair: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/syair, updated 20 October 2026.