Harmony
Harmony was the 276th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,123 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 169th; the most babies were born in 2015 (1,771). Over the last ten years it has moved down 92 places. More babies were named Harmony in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning harmony · English, Greek
Say it HAR-muh-nee /ˈhɑrməni/
- Rank in 2025
- #276 girls, down 101 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,123girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20151,771 babies
- Total since 1880
- 36,265babies recorded
What does the name Harmony mean?
Harmony is the English word for agreement and pleasing combination of sounds, used as a given name. Wikipedia explains that it comes from Greek harmonia, also the name of the goddess Harmonia, of concord, and notes that it has been used as a name since the 1800s. Wiktionary records it as both a girl's and a boy's name. It belongs with other music and virtue names such as Melody.
ἁρμονία (Ancient Greek, “joining, agreement, harmony”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Harmonie, Melody, Harmonia.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Harmony', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Harmony (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Harmony popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 39 since 1979.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #276 | 1,123 |
| 2020 | #175 | 1,640 |
| 2010 | #246 | 1,295 |
| 2000 | #721 | 322 |
| 1990 | #1,472 | 106 |
| 1980 | #767 | 215 |
| 1970 | #4,859 | 11 |
| 1960 | #5,948 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Harmony, counting every spelling?
Harmony is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #231 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #276 for Harmony on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,490 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony | 1,123 | #276 | 6,530 |
| Harmoni | 252 | #1,000 | 1,477 |
| Harmonie | 72 | #2,466 | 444 |
| Harmonee | 34 | #4,216 | 289 |
| Harmoney | 9 | #10,397 | 82 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Harmony?
1,123 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Harmony (0.31 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Harmony born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 7 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Harmony.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Harmony?
About 35,800 people born in the US named Harmony are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 19. That makes Harmony a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Harmony by state
How common Harmony was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (4.3×), Delaware (3.5×), District of Columbia (2.7×), Louisiana (2.5×), South Carolina (2.4×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Hampshire, North Dakota, Utah.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Harmony: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Harmony, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Harmony · Sibling names for Harmony
Questions about the name Harmony
What does Harmony mean?
Harmony means “harmony” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Harmony?
Harmony was the 276th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,123 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 169th; the most babies were born in 2015 (1,771). Over the last ten years it has moved down 92 places. More babies were named Harmony in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Harmony a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Harmony in the US.
Where is Harmony most popular?
In 2021–2025, Harmony was most common in Mississippi (3.42 per 1,000 girls), followed by Delaware and District of Columbia.