Recorded 1991–2023 Boys' name Peak 2007 423 births

Szymon — boys' name

423 babies named Szymon in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s472000s2162010s1412020s19
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Szymon was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

38 babies were named Szymon in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Szymon

The Social Security Administration has registered 423 babies named Szymon between 1991 and 2023, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Szymon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Szymon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 216 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Szymon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 192 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Szymon in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Szymon 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 423 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.

Szymon at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

423

Since 1991

33 years of records

Peak year

2007

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1991

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2023

Szymon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1991

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2007)
38
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
010203040 202320182014201020062002199819941991 5

Szymon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
216 births that decade — 51% of Szymon's all-time total
1990s472000s2162010s1412020s19

Szymon by state

Where Szymon concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Szymon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
192 45.4%
#2 New York
15 3.5%
#3 New Jersey
14 3.3%
Illinois share of Szymon's total US births 45.4%
Even split

192 of 423 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Szymon?
423 babies have been named Szymon since 1991. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2007 with 38 births.
When was Szymon most popular?
Szymon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 216 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Szymon most popular?
The top states for the name Szymon are Illinois (192 births), New York (15 births), New Jersey (14 births).
How long has the name Szymon been used?
Szymon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 33 years of data through 2023.

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, 1991–2023 (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.