unisex name
Symba
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 47
Symba is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 74% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1991, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
Symba over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 35 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 12 |
How popular is Symba?
In 2025, Symba was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Symba
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Symba also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Symba over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Symba
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Symba — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Symba
How popular is the name Symba?
In 2025, Symba was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Symba a girl's or a boy's name?
Symba is used for both girls and boys. About 74% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Symba most popular?
Symba peaked in 1991, when 30 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Symba a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Symba currently ranks #13,127 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.