Syed sits comfortably in the UK charts at #136 in 2024 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2024
#136
About the Name Syed
Syed is steadily gaining in popularity, up 35 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #136 in 1999, and it currently sits at #136. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Syed is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Syed
Unlikely. With around 391 UK babies named Syed per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Syed in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Syed is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 35 places over the last five years to #136 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Syed is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Syed include: Syed Saddiq — Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Muar since May 2018.; Syed Kirmani — Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani is an Indian cricketer who played cricket for India and Karnataka as a wicket-keeper.; Syed Azman Syed Ibrahim — Syed Azman bin Syed Ibrahim is a Malaysian business tycoon and philanthropist..
Syed does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Syeds in the wild.
391
UK babies named Syed (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↑ 35 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Syed
Likely around 1 other Syed in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Syed
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Muar since May 2018. A founder and member of Malaysian United Democratic Alliance, he is the youngest federal minister in the country serving as the Minister of Youth and Sports in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration from July 2018 until the collapse of the administration in February 2020.
Syed Modi, born as Syed Mehdi Hassan Zaidi, was an Indian badminton singles player and eight-time National Badminton champion. His most notable achievement at the international badminton circuit came in the form of men's singles title at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.
Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani is an Indian cricketer who played cricket for India and Karnataka as a wicket-keeper. In 2016, he was awarded the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honour bestowed by BCCI on a former player.
Syed Azman bin Syed Ibrahim is a Malaysian business tycoon and philanthropist. He is the Group Managing Director of The Weststar Group, a Malaysian conglomerate operating in various industries, including aviation, automotive and defence.
Syed Ahmad Barelvi, also known as Sayyid Ahmad Shahid, was an Indian Islamic revivalist, Sunni scholar, Naqshbandi Sufi murshid, and military commander from Raebareli, a part of the historical United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (now called Uttar Pradesh). Sayyid Ahmad led the Tariqa-i Muhammadiyah movement, which waged Jihad against the Sikh Empire and spearheaded decades-long anti-colonial uprisings across various regions of British India.
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, also spelled Sayyid Ahmad Khan, was an Indian Muslim reformer, philosopher, and educationist in nineteenth-century British Raj. Though initially espousing Hindu–Muslim unity, he later became the pioneer of Muslim nationalism in India and is widely credited as the father of the two-nation theory, which formed the basis of the Pakistan movement.
Syed Salman Gilani was a Pakistani poet, naat reciter, and writer from Lahore. He was known for his devotional poetry, particularly on the subject of Khatm-e-Nabuwwat (Finality of Prophethood), as well as for humorous and satirical verse.
Syed Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani, commonly known as Baray Lala jee, was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and the Sajjada Nashin (successor) of Shrine Golra Sharif in Islamabad. He was the grandson of Pir Meher Ali Shah, the son of Syed Ghulam Mohiyyuddin Gilani and father of Naseer-uddin-Naseer, all famed scholars.
Syed Farid Alatas (Arabic: سيد فريد العطاس Sayyid Farīd al-ʿAṭṭās) is a Malaysian author and educator, serving as a professor in the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore. He is the eldest son of Syed Hussein Alatas.