Girls' name · since 1979
Symphony
Symphony has 3,256 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,529 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,256
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Symphony is the #1529 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,256 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Symphony has been recorded 3,256 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #1529 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #3,415 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,529 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,256 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Symphony ranks #3,415 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,529 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,256 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,529 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,256
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Symphony's 3,256 recorded births place it above 95.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Symphony compares
3,256 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Symphony's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Symphony | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,256 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 172 | 21 | 19,840 |
Symphony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Symphony splits its recorded history at 2005: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 172 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Symphony popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 172
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Symphony popularity over time - boys
35 total births recorded since 2021 (Symphony as boys' name)
Symphony by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,304 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Symphony's strongest decade.
1,304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Symphony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 347
1990s
347 births
- 2000s
2000s
607 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,304 births
- 2020s
2020s
938 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,304 births (40% of all-time use).
How Symphony 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 Symphony's total volume
Symphony by state
Where Symphony concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 409 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 289 | 8.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 242 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 171 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 78 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 67 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 67 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 49 | 1.5% |
409 of 3,256 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Symphony appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Symphony's data
- Symphony's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,304 total births) through the 2020s (938) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Symphonys (409 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Symphony
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Symphony: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Symphony 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.