Syed
Boy · SY-ed · Arabic
Syed is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lord, master”. In 2025 it ranked 144th for boys in the UK (397 babies) and 1,217th for boys in the US (166 babies).
What does Syed mean?
Arabic: South Asian spelling of Sayyid
“lord, master”
An honorific used by families tracing descent from the Prophet Muhammad, often placed before a person's given name.
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Is Syed a girl's or a boy's name?
Syed is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 397 boys in the UK and 166 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Syed in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #144among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 397about 1 in 760 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 397 boys in the UK were named Syed, making it the 144th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 182nd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 425 boys.
Half of all the boys named Syed in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 443 boys in the UK were given Syed or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #146.
Among boys in 2025, it was 126th in England and Wales and 400th in Scotland.
Syed in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 397 | #144 |
| 2024 | 406 | #146 |
| 2023 | 325 | #174 |
| 2022 | 314 | #183 |
| 2021 | 288 | #205 |
| 2020 | 315 | #182 |
| 2019 | 326 | #180 |
| 2018 | 328 | #183 |
| 2017 | 340 | #180 |
| 2016 | 302 | #214 |
| 2015 | 381 | #173 |
| 2014 | 377 | #171 |
| 2013 | 378 | #172 |
| 2012 | 425 | #154 |
| 2011 | 354 | #179 |
| 2010 | 326 | #188 |
| 2009 | 352 | #175 |
| 2008 | 393 | #158 |
| 2007 | 348 | #174 |
| 2006 | 347 | #163 |
| 2005 | 293 | #175 |
| 2004 | 310 | #162 |
| 2003 | 313 | #161 |
| 2002 | 273 | #158 |
| 2001 | 255 | #165 |
| 2000 | 237 | #169 |
| 1999 | 256 | #153 |
| 1998 | 249 | #162 |
| 1997 | 207 | #183 |
| 1996 | 238 | #157 |
How popular is Syed in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,217among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 166about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 166 boys in the US were named Syed, making it the 1,217th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,335th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 224 boys. It first appears in the records in 1965.
2025 had more boys named Syed than any year since 2003.
Half of all the boys named Syed in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 190 boys in the US were given Syed or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,024, up from #1,217 for this spelling alone.
- Syed 166
- Sayed 24
Syed in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 166 | #1,217 |
| 2024 | 105 | #1,620 |
| 2023 | 145 | #1,315 |
| 2022 | 141 | #1,330 |
| 2021 | 127 | #1,431 |
| 2020 | 134 | #1,335 |
| 2019 | 126 | #1,401 |
| 2018 | 137 | #1,324 |
| 2017 | 148 | #1,236 |
| 2016 | 157 | #1,203 |
| 2015 | 160 | #1,162 |
| 2014 | 139 | #1,276 |
| 2013 | 156 | #1,155 |
| 2012 | 140 | #1,258 |
| 2011 | 130 | #1,309 |
| 2010 | 147 | #1,209 |
| 2009 | 137 | #1,278 |
| 2008 | 156 | #1,161 |
| 2007 | 156 | #1,144 |
| 2006 | 141 | #1,190 |
| 2005 | 135 | #1,181 |
| 2004 | 141 | #1,123 |
| 2003 | 178 | #923 |
| 2002 | 168 | #953 |
| 2001 | 167 | #925 |
| 2000 | 224 | #752 |
| 1999 | 157 | #929 |
| 1998 | 140 | #978 |
| 1997 | 155 | #891 |
| 1996 | 133 | #960 |
| 1995 | 157 | #859 |
| 1994 | 132 | #955 |
| 1993 | 123 | #972 |
| 1992 | 116 | #1,007 |
| 1991 | 113 | #1,008 |
| 1990 | 90 | #1,131 |
| 1989 | 88 | #1,126 |
| 1988 | 82 | #1,097 |
| 1987 | 68 | #1,160 |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,101 |
| 1985 | 62 | #1,189 |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,555 |
| 1983 | 53 | #1,264 |
| 1982 | 49 | #1,341 |
| 1981 | 51 | #1,294 |
| 1980 | 44 | #1,432 |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,435 |
| 1978 | 40 | #1,474 |
| 1977 | 28 | #1,823 |
| 1976 | 31 | #1,676 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,448 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,832 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
Names like Syed
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Syed
Sayed Sayyed
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