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Music names

Names spelled exactly like an English word from music.

A spelling match only. Where a name comes from is a separate question, and its own page says what we can verify.

Most given last year first.

The figures

32 names. Most given last year first.
NameBirths in 2025RankBest year
Aria (girl)6,130#262018
Melody (girl)3,095#792025
Piper (girl)1,940#1552015
Harmony (girl)1,123#2762019
Reed (boy)770#4172014
Lyric (girl)451#6402014
Viola (girl)247#1,0131908
Cadence (girl)245#1,0222005
Psalm (boy)194#1,1082025
Symphony (girl)139#1,5252022
Lyric (boy)132#1,3882013
Carol (girl)82#2,2391945
Psalm (girl)82#2,2392025
Echo (girl)78#2,3261983
Cadence (boy)76#1,9922023
Canon (boy)64#2,2072019
Rhythm (girl)62#2,7512025
Soul (boy)59#2,3322022
Rhythm (boy)47#2,7182025
Echo (boy)45#2,7982022
Soul (girl)37#3,9032021
Jazz (boy)35#3,3142025
Aria (boy)22#4,5392001
Rock (boy)17#5,3991957
Reed (girl)14#7,4911996
Anthem (boy)12#6,8032023
Jazz (girl)12#8,3621994
Solo (boy)9#8,2432022
Anthem (girl)8#10,9172022
Bell (girl)8#10,9171884
Symphony (boy)6#10,6952022
Canon (girl)5#14,9422017

Rebuilt from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.