Recorded 1929–1940 Girls' name Peak 1929 10 births

Syma — girls' name

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.

1920s51940s5
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.

What the Data Says About Syma

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Syma between 1929 and 1940, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Syma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Syma performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Syma shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Syma in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Syma at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

10

Since 1929

12 years of records

Peak year

1929

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1929

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1940

Syma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1929

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1929)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 19401929 5

Syma by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 50% of Syma's all-time total
1920s51940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Syma?
10 babies have been named Syma since 1929. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year 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?
Syma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 12 years of data through 1940.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1929–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.