Total births
10
Girls' name · since 1929
Syma
10 babies named Syma in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1929–1940
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
10 girls have been named Syma since 1929, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Syma has 10 recorded births among girls since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1940.
- 10 total births
- 1929–1940 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
10 girls have been named Syma since 1929, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1940.
- 10
- total births
- 1929–1940
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Syma was born in this single decade.
1929
Single peak year
5 babies were named Syma in 1929 - its busiest year on record.
Syma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Syma's full recorded timeline at 1940, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births.
Syma at a glance
Last recorded 1940Peak year
1929
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1929
Syma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1940
- Peak year (1929)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Syma by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Syma's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Syma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Syma? ▼
Since 1929, Social Security records show 10 babies named Syma. The most recent recorded year was 1940. Its busiest year on record was 1929, with 5 births.
When was Syma most popular? ▼
Syma was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Syma been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Syma since 1929 -- 12 years through the most recent 1940 data.
What names are similar to Syma? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Symone, Symphony, Symantha, Symphany, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Syma's data
- Syma's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Syma
Nearby Names Like Syma
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Syma
Symone Girl
#4054 4,376 births
Symphony Girl
#1478 3,256 births
Symantha Girl
602 births
Symphany Girl
#14126 271 births
Symphoni Girl
#7458 194 births
Compare Syma side by side: Syma vs Symone Syma vs Symphony Syma vs Symantha
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1929–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Syma: Baby Name Since 1929 - 10 Births, Peak 1929." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/syma. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Syma draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.