US rank #6556 Boys' name Peak 2000 211 births

Symeon — #6556 US boys' name

211 babies named Symeon in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s161990s262000s682010s622020s34
#6556
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2000
Single peak year

13 babies were named Symeon in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Symeon

The Social Security Administration has registered 211 babies named Symeon between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Symeon currently holds the #6556 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Symeon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Symeon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Symeon 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 211 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.

Symeon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

211

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2000

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,556

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Symeon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
13
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
468101214 20242019201320092005199919851975 5

Symeon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
68 births that decade — 32% of Symeon's all-time total
1970s51980s161990s262000s682010s622020s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Symeon?
211 babies have been named Symeon since 1975. It currently ranks #6556 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 13 births.
When was Symeon most popular?
Symeon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Symeon been used?
Symeon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Symeon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Symon, Symir, Symere, Symeir, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1975–2024 (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.