Boys' name · since 1975
Symeon
Symeon has 219 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,413 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,109 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 219
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Symeon currently ranks #9109 among boys' names in America, with 219 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Symeon has been recorded 219 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #9109 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #12,413 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,109 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 219 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Symeon ranks #12,413 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,109 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 219 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,413 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,109 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 219
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Symeon's 219 recorded births place it above 72.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Symeon compares
219 40th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Symeon's all-time total is 41% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Symeon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 219 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Symeon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Symeon splits its recorded history at 2008: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Symeon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Symeon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (68 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Symeon's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Symeon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 68 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Symeon's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Symeon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Symeon 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.