Syria
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SEER-ee-a
- Origin
- Greek
Syria is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Syria mean?
Greek: the country's name, probably shortened from Assyria
The country's name reached English through Greek, probably as a shortening of Assyria.
Is Syria a girl's or a boy's name?
Syria is a girls' name.
How popular is Syria in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1948.
Half of all the girls named Syria in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Syria in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,145 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 37 | #4,106 |
| 2008 | 38 | #4,088 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,523 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 41 | #3,562 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4,663 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
Names like Syria
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophia Alessia Selena Aria Lydia Ariana Savannah Sienna Solana Genesis Talia Thalia
Names related to Syria
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
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, “Syria: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/syria, updated 20 October 2026.