The first name Syeda
A girl’s name from Arabic.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Borrowed from Arabic سَيِّدَة (sayyida). * (female given name): From Urdu سیدہ, from Arabic سَيِّدَة (sayyida)
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 255 girls were named Syeda, making it the 197th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Syeda with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Syeda at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 70 girls born in the United States were named Syeda, the 2,537th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 76 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Syeda in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Sayyida
More Arabic girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Syeda mean?
- Borrowed from Arabic سَيِّدَة (sayyida). * (female given name): From Urdu سیدہ, from Arabic سَيِّدَة (sayyida)
- What is the origin of the name Syeda?
- Borrowed from Arabic سَيِّدَة (sayyida). * (female given name): From Urdu سیدہ, from Arabic سَيِّدَة (sayyida)
- How popular is the name Syeda?
- In 2025, 255 girls born in England and Wales were named Syeda, ranking 197th.
- Is Syeda a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,859 US babies named Syeda since 1880 were girls.
- When was Syeda most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 76 babies were named Syeda, its highest rank at 2,411th.
- What are other spellings of Syeda?
- Sayyida.