Recorded 1959–2015 Girls' name Peak 2000 602 births

Symantha — girls' name

602 babies named Symantha in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s1011970s511980s681990s1912000s1682010s17
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Symantha was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

37 babies were named Symantha in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Symantha

The Social Security Administration has registered 602 babies named Symantha between 1959 and 2015, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Symantha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Symantha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Symantha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Symantha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Symantha 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 602 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.

Symantha at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

602

Since 1959

57 years of records

Peak year

2000

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1959

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2015

Symantha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1959

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2000)
37
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Symantha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
191 births that decade — 32% of Symantha's all-time total
1950s61960s1011970s511980s681990s1912000s1682010s17

Symantha by state

Where Symantha concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Symantha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
24 4.0%
#2 Texas
5 0.8%
California share of Symantha's total US births 4.0%
Even split

24 of 602 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Symantha?
602 babies have been named Symantha since 1959. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2000 with 37 births.
When was Symantha most popular?
Symantha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Symantha most popular?
The top states for the name Symantha are California (24 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Symantha been used?
Symantha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 57 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Symantha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Symone, Symphony, Symphany, Symphoni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1959–2015 (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.