Syed sits comfortably in the UK charts at #126 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#126
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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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Syed in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Syed
Syed Saddiq โ 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 Modi โ Syed Modi, born as Syed Mehdi Hassan Zaidi, was an Indian badminton singles player and eight-time National Badminton champion.
Syed Kirmani โ Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani is an Indian cricketer who played cricket for India and Karnataka as a wicket-keeper.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Syed
Unlikely. With around 389 UK babies named Syed per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Syed in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Syed is at its highest recorded position โ #126 in 2025, with 389 births. In 2020 it ranked #171.
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 Kirmani and Syed Azman Syed Ibrahim. Short summaries for each appear below.
Syed does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Syeds in the wild.
389
UK babies named Syed (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↑ 45 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
Almost certainly the only Syed in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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 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).
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.
Syed Farid Alatas (Arabic: ุณูุฏ ูุฑูุฏ ุงูุนุทุงุณ Sayyid Farฤซd al-สฟAแนญแนญฤs) is a Malaysian author and educator, serving as a professor in the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore.