Boys' name · since 1991
Szymon
Szymon has 423 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,738 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 423
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
423 boys have been named Szymon since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Szymon has 423 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2023.
- #8,738 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 423 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Szymon ranks #8,738 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 423 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,738 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 423
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Szymon's 423 recorded births place it above 80.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Szymon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Szymon's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Szymon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2023
- Peak year (2007)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Szymon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (216 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Szymon's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Szymon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
216 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 216 births (51% of all-time use).
Szymon by state
Where Szymon concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| 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% |
192 of 423 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Szymon's data
- Szymon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (216 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Szymons (192 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Szymon
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Szymon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1991–2023 (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 Szymon 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.