Syria

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Syrien in PH Philippines.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Syria is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Portuguese given name1.3K records spelled Syria37 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, United States

  Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English

  Also written Siria, Síria, Siría, Siriá, Sïrïa

• French given name325 records spelled Syria14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Spain, United States, Italy

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Siria, Syrie, Sýríā, Śŷříặ, Sìrìā

• Swahili given name121 records spelled Syria4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Kenya

  Also written Siriya, Syrià

• Malay given name105 records spelled Syria9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia, Indonesia, United States, Singapore

  Languages: Malay, Indonesian, English

  Also written Suriah, Suri'Ah, Šyam, Sỷăm

• Albanian given name34 records spelled Syria2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Albania

  Also written Siria

33 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Syria is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, town, VA

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In Latin, Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, A country in West Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Portuguese, Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Síria.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Welsh, Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 42 years between 1948–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Syria Polettib. 1919ARArgentinian poet and writer (1919–1991)
• Syriab. 1977ITItalian singer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 94 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Syria?

We estimate roughly 663 people bear Syria (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Syria have the most bearers?

Syria is most frequently recorded in Syria, where it is most often spelled syria.

What does the name Syria mean?

Recorded meaning: country. Middle East