Declining since 2019, #276 for girls today.
Popularity of Harmony since 1915
Babies named Harmony per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 7 |
| 1930s | 0 |
| 1940s | 7 |
| 1950s | 30 |
| 1960s | 30 |
| 1970s | 1,295 |
| 1980s | 1,465 |
| 1990s | 1,663 |
| 2000s | 7,239 |
| 2010s | 16,315 |
| 2020s | 8,170 |
Meaning & origin
Harmony entered U.S. naming records in 1915, but it remained a rare choice for most of the 20th century. The name gained momentum around the 1990s and reached its peak popularity in 2019, when it ranked 88th nationally. Since then, its trajectory has been falling, with the 2025 rank at 276, meaning roughly 1 in every 1,431 baby girls receives this name. The name is most popular in the District of Columbia, Alaska, and Mississippi. As a musical term borrowed from Greek, Harmony fits the category of virtue names that also carry a modern, melodic appeal. It shares stylistic ground with other -y ending names and word names like Serenity and Melody.
Harmony derives from the Latin 'harmonia,' borrowed from Greek 'harmonia' meaning 'agreement, concord of sounds.' The English word came into use as a given name in the 17th century among Puritans, who favored abstract virtue names. It saw a resurgence in the late 20th century as part of the trend toward musical and peaceful-themed names.
Where Harmony is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Harmony” around the world
Where Harmony lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
10
babies in 2024
Ireland
3
babies in 2025
Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Harm, Moni, Noni
Sibling names for Harmony
Names that share Harmony's style, for a brother or sister.
Sisters: Melody, Serenity, Hope, Grace, Faith, Averie, Cadence, Charisma, Essence, Fantasia, Genesis, Jenesis, Journey, Kadence, Lyric, Madilynn, Melodi, Melodie, Royalty, Angelic, Cerenity, Destanie, Desteny, Destinie, Empress, Eternity, Freedom, Journei, Jream, Kaidence, Lyrik, Melodee, Myracle, Naveah, Passion, Rhythm, Symphony, Triniti, Chastidy, Cherrish, Genisis, Gennesis, Heavyn, Honesti, Kharisma, Lyrica, Lyriq, Mellody, Melodye, Memorie, Merrily, Paradise, Sahily, Sarenity, Secret, Serenitee, Sereniti, Serinity, Trynity, Unity, Allexus, Jazzman, Jazzmyne, Liberti, Loveah, Lyrical, Makaiah, Mirakle, Radiance, Reality, Serenidy, Serenitie, Sirenity, Special, Symphany, Symphoni, Syrenity, Trezure, Jenisis, Ahnesty, Armahni, Cadince, Caedence, Candence, Cereniti, Cerinity, Essance, Falicity, Fantasy, Genesi, Heavan, Imagine, Innocence, Jazzmon, Justise, Lyrique, Majesti, Myrakle, Neveyah, Onesty, Rarity, Rhapsody, Success, Symphani, Symphanie, Symphonie, Trinnity, Tryniti, Zerenity
Brothers: Jasper, Declan, Oliver, Felix, Silas, Justis, Jazz, Knowledge, Massiah, Majestic, Prynce, Chanson, Izeah, Lyrick, Marvelous, Sencere, Marsalis, Messiyah, Musiq
Names like Harmony
Names whose popularity has moved with Harmony's over the last 50 years.
