Syed

Where Syed comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Syed.

Syed through the years
  1. 1925
    Syed Nazrul Islam born
    Bangladeshi politician
  2. 1965
    First appearance
    #3,244 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1967
    Syed Kamall born
    British politician
  4. 2000
    Peak, #753
    224 babies named Syed, the most in any year.
  5. 2024
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,620.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Syed Nazrul Islam · Bangladeshi politician, 1925–1975
  • Syed Kamall · British politician, born 1967
  • Syed Ameer Ali · Indian Muslim jurist, 1849–1928
  • Syed Kirmani · Indian cricketer, born 1949
  • Syed Abid Ali · Indian cricket player, 1941–2025

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.