Given name & surname · also Latin
Harmony
“unity; musically in tune”
Harmony is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “unity; musically in tune.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “unity; musically in tune.”
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with English and Latin naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Harmony through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36,265
- 39 boys · 36,226 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 1,771 babies
- 2025
- 1,123
- #276 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,123 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 276 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,771 in 2015. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (122). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 23,558 as a first name in 2020; 477 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Harmony’s family of names
Harmony has a related form in Harmonie. In English usage, Harmony has a related form in Harmoni. Harmony has a related form in Harmoni.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Harmonivariant · English
- Harmonievariant
- Harmoneevariant
- Harmoneyvariant
- Harmonyelikely variant
- Harmonnielikely variant
- Harmoniovariant
- Harmoneavariant
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Harmony
- Harmony KorineAmerican film director and screenwriter (born 1973)
- Harmony TanFrench tennis playerborn 1997
- Harmony Hammondartist (born 1944)
- Harmony IkandeNigerian footballerborn 1990
- Harmony SantanaAmerican film actressborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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