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How popular is the name Syrah?

Births per year, rank history and how many Syrahs are alive today.

Syrah (female), a spelling of Saira, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2020 (ranked 5493rd); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2009, when 4 babies were given the name, the 4564th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Saira you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Sairas born in England and Wales are between 14 and 30, and there are at least 2,400 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Saira - on average, only one in every 132 such rooms contains a Saira.

How many babies are named Syrah each year?

Includes all spellings: Syrah, Cyra, Saira, Sairah. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0255075200020201996: 871997: 621998: 661999: 652000: 782001: 802002: 732003: 642004: 702005: 812006: 782007: 752008: 762009: 762010: 762011: 612012: 712013: 502014: 622015: 532016: 522017: 422018: 412019: 482020: 382021: 422022: 472023: 452024: 482025: 43actual

Where does the Syrah spelling rank?

1101001,00010,000200020201996: ranked 3,7951999: ranked 3,9002007: ranked 5,2012008: ranked 5,5452009: ranked 4,5642010: ranked 4,6882020: ranked 5,493

Where does the Cyra spelling rank?

1101001,00010,000200020201997: ranked 3,8241998: ranked 3,1422000: ranked 1,9952001: ranked 3,9982002: ranked 4,1372003: ranked 4,3732004: ranked 3,1972005: ranked 3,3822006: ranked 4,1572007: ranked 3,6672008: ranked 5,5452009: ranked 2,5352010: ranked 1,7312012: ranked 3,2852013: ranked 5,7422014: ranked 4,0032015: ranked 4,7362016: ranked 3,2142017: ranked 3,2292018: ranked 3,9852019: ranked 5,5912021: ranked 2,4992022: ranked 1,8492023: ranked 2,6892024: ranked 2,1162025: ranked 1,584

Where does the Saira spelling rank?

1101001,0002,000200020201996: ranked 4281997: ranked 5511998: ranked 5611999: ranked 5942000: ranked 4852001: ranked 4662002: ranked 5132003: ranked 5692004: ranked 5652005: ranked 4872006: ranked 5802007: ranked 6042008: ranked 6082009: ranked 7012010: ranked 7582011: ranked 7492012: ranked 7222013: ranked 8132014: ranked 7942015: ranked 9232016: ranked 1,1122017: ranked 1,1052018: ranked 1,1112019: ranked 9202020: ranked 1,0652021: ranked 1,1612022: ranked 1,2452023: ranked 1,0872024: ranked 1,0972025: ranked 1,512

Where does the Sairah spelling rank?

1101001,00010,000200020201996: ranked 1,5221997: ranked 1,4501998: ranked 1,3191999: ranked 1,1072000: ranked 1,8312001: ranked 1,5202002: ranked 1,5302003: ranked 1,9962004: ranked 1,9522005: ranked 4,7982006: ranked 1,5852007: ranked 2,6272008: ranked 2,4872009: ranked 2,1482010: ranked 2,8432011: ranked 2,2752012: ranked 2,9692014: ranked 2,8622015: ranked 2,4962016: ranked 2,0082017: ranked 4,7632018: ranked 3,9852019: ranked 3,5412020: ranked 4,5352021: ranked 5,5812022: ranked 3,5342023: ranked 4,0572024: ranked 4,8442025: ranked 4,867

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Syrah per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 87 in 1996
Syrah: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Syrah most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Saira, peaked in 1996, when 87 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Syrah spelling itself peaked in 2009, with 4 babies.

How many people are called Syrah?

At least 2,400 people named Syrah in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Syrah?

Most living Syrahs are between 14 and 30; the most common age is about 31.

Is Syrah becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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