girl's name
Symphony
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,353
Symphony is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 145 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 184 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 22,864 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1979.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Symphony over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 55 |
| 1990s | 347 |
| 2000s | 607 |
| 2010s | 1,304 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 973 |
How popular is Symphony?
In 2025, Symphony was given to 145 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Symphony is used
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 Symphony
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Symphony also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Symphony over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Symphony
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Symphony — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Symphony
How popular is the name Symphony?
In 2025, Symphony was given to 145 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Symphony a girl's or a boy's name?
Symphony is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Symphony?
Symphony has 3 syllables.
When was Symphony most popular?
Symphony peaked in 2022, when 184 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Symphony a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Symphony currently ranks #1,530 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.