Syeda
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SY-eh-da
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #205 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,514 for girls
Syeda is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lady”. In 2025 it ranked 205th for girls in the UK (263 babies) and 2,514th for girls in the US (70 babies).
What does Syeda mean?
Arabic: South Asian spelling of Sayyida, feminine of Sayyid
“lady”
The feminine of Syed, used as an honorific by women from families tracing descent from the Prophet Muhammad.
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Is Syeda a girl's or a boy's name?
Syeda is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 263 girls in the UK and 70 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Syeda in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #205among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 263about 1 in 1,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.3%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 263 girls in the UK were named Syeda, making it the 205th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 315th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Syeda of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Syeda in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 197th in England and Wales and 387th in Scotland.
Syeda in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 263 | #205 |
| 2024 | 257 | #204 |
| 2023 | 186 | #268 |
| 2022 | 166 | #299 |
| 2021 | 168 | #317 |
| 2020 | 165 | #315 |
| 2019 | 159 | #327 |
| 2018 | 188 | #284 |
| 2017 | 199 | #275 |
| 2016 | 203 | #277 |
| 2015 | 175 | #300 |
| 2014 | 175 | #299 |
| 2013 | 180 | #293 |
| 2012 | 196 | #282 |
| 2011 | 212 | #265 |
| 2010 | 204 | #274 |
| 2009 | 184 | #283 |
| 2008 | 202 | #269 |
| 2007 | 146 | #340 |
| 2006 | 192 | #273 |
| 2005 | 168 | #290 |
| 2004 | 155 | #300 |
| 2003 | 164 | #281 |
| 2002 | 155 | #284 |
| 2001 | 130 | #312 |
| 2000 | 114 | #333 |
| 1999 | 121 | #312 |
| 1998 | 123 | #319 |
| 1997 | 126 | #320 |
| 1996 | 91 | #397 |
How popular is Syeda in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,514among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 70about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 70 girls in the US were named Syeda, making it the 2,514th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,179th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 76 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Syeda in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Syeda in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | #2,514 |
| 2024 | 76 | #2,389 |
| 2023 | 50 | #3,225 |
| 2022 | 62 | #2,756 |
| 2021 | 42 | #3,613 |
| 2020 | 49 | #3,179 |
| 2019 | 52 | #3,084 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,927 |
| 2017 | 59 | #2,835 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2,798 |
| 2015 | 54 | #3,092 |
| 2014 | 63 | #2,737 |
| 2013 | 46 | #3,402 |
| 2012 | 50 | #3,266 |
| 2011 | 55 | #3,050 |
| 2010 | 61 | #2,840 |
| 2009 | 45 | #3,560 |
| 2008 | 49 | #3,376 |
| 2007 | 46 | #3,530 |
| 2006 | 52 | #3,175 |
| 2005 | 42 | #3,505 |
| 2004 | 41 | #3,562 |
| 2003 | 56 | #2,768 |
| 2002 | 36 | #3,650 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,877 |
| 2000 | 46 | #3,016 |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,893 |
| 1998 | 40 | #3,113 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,974 |
| 1996 | 31 | #3,564 |
| 1995 | 35 | #3,215 |
| 1994 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 1993 | 34 | #3,285 |
| 1992 | 40 | #2,915 |
| 1991 | 24 | #4,202 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 22 | #3,854 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
Names like Syeda
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Amira Khadija Hafsa Aaliyah Zainab Hiba Ayah Amina Amara Halima Amaya
Names related to Syeda
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Amir Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Syeda: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/syeda, updated 20 October 2026.