US rank #1495 Girls' name Peak 2022 3,111 births

Symphony — #1495 US girls' name

3,111 babies named Symphony in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s551990s3472000s6072010s13022020s795
#1495
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Symphony was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

172 babies were named Symphony in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Symphony

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,111 babies named Symphony between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Symphony currently holds the #1495 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 172 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Symphony performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,302 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Symphony shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 399 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Symphony in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Symphony 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 3,111 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.

Symphony at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,111

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2022

172 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,495

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Symphony popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
172
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Symphony popularity over time — boys

29 total births recorded since 2021 (Symphony as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 29 births
468101214 202320222021 6

Symphony by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,302 births that decade — 42% of Symphony's all-time total
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Symphony by state

Where Symphony concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Symphony
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
399 12.8%
#2 Texas
274 8.8%
#3 New York
234 7.5%
#4 Florida
159 5.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
78 2.5%
#6 Illinois
67 2.2%
#7 Georgia
59 1.9%
#8 Michigan
49 1.6%
California share of Symphony's total US births 12.8%
Even split

399 of 3,111 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Symphony appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Symphony?
3,111 babies have been named Symphony since 1979. It currently ranks #1495 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 172 births.
When was Symphony most popular?
Symphony was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,302 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Symphony most popular?
The top states for the name Symphony are California (399 births), Texas (274 births), New York (234 births).
How long has the name Symphony been used?
Symphony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Symphony?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Symone, Symantha, Symphany, Symphoni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.