Girls' name · since 1959
Symantha
Symantha has 602 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,540 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 602
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Symantha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 602 recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Symantha has been recorded 602 times among girls since 1959, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2015.
- #10,540 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 602 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Symantha ranks #10,540 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 602 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,540 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 602
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Symantha's 602 recorded births place it above 85.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Symantha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Symantha splits its recorded history at 1990: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Symantha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2015
- Peak year (2000)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Symantha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (191 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Symantha's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Symantha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
101 births
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 191 births (32% of all-time use).
How Symantha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Symantha's total volume
Symantha by state
Where Symantha concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
24 of 602 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Symantha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Symanthas (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Symantha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1959–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Symantha 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 August 2026.