Girls' name · since 1963

Symone

Symone has 4,376 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#2,809 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,201 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,376
born since 1963
1990s
peak decade

Symone currently ranks #4201 among girls' names in America, with 4,376 babies recorded since 1963.

Symone has 4,376 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4201 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.

  • #2,809 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,201 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 4,376 born since 1963
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Symone ranks #2,809 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,201 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,376 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.

#2,809 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,201 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,376
born since 1963
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%75.7%
Symone vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Symone's 4,376 recorded births place it above 96.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

29 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Symone compares

4,376 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Symone's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Symone Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 4,376 376 567,345
Peak-year births 271 21 19,840

Symone's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Symone splits its recorded history at 1998: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 271 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Symone popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
271
Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
0100200300 196319771985199219992006201320202025 34

Symone by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (1,955 births, 45% of the file).

1990s was Symone's strongest decade.

1,955 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Symone births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,955 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Symone 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 Symone's total volume

Symone vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 1.9%-146, 3%-108, 2.8%-130, 2%-143, 3.1%-32, 7.6%-52, 4.9%-110, 6.9%-111, 1.9%-146, 2.8%-71, 3.9%-112, 3.9%-71, 4.4%-142, 5.3%-57, 5.1%Symone-63, 6.2%Symone
Symone vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Symone by state

Where Symone concentrates geographically, total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Symone
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
351 8.0%
#2 Texas
344 7.9%
#3 Illinois
289 6.6%
#4 Florida
255 5.8%
#5 Georgia
180 4.1%
#6 New York
164 3.7%
#7 Michigan
140 3.2%
#8 Ohio
128 2.9%
California share of Symone's total US births 8.0%
Even split

351 of 4,376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Symone appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Symone?
4,376 babies have been named Symone since 1963. All-time, it sits at #2,809 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,201 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1991 with 271 births.
Where does Symone sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Symone ranks #2,809 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,201 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Symone most popular?
Symone was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,955 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Symone most popular?
The top states for the name Symone are California (351 births), Texas (344 births), Illinois (289 births).
How long has the name Symone been used?
Records for Symone go back to 1963, giving 63 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Symone?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Symphony, Symantha, Symphany, Symphoni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Symone's data

  • Symone's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,955 total births); usage has since declined to 252 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Symones (351 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.

Keep exploring Symone

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Symone: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1963–2025 (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 Symone 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.