Given name
Symba
“resembling a lion”
Symba is a variant of Simba. One African interpretation is “resembling a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Symba is a variant of Simba. One African interpretation is “resembling a lion.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Symba is a variant of Simba. An origin associated with Simba is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Symba through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 47
- 12 boys · 35 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,659 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,659 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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