Symmachus
given name · French · Latin script
Symmachus is a given name, most frequently recorded in Italy. It is written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: Roman politician; pope.
- ITItaly1 in 713K◐
- USUnited States1 in 391M
carrying the name, one hue, darker where it is more common. Hover a country for its figure.
Spellings & scripts●
Locally spelled Simmaco in IT Italy, US United States.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin◐
Roman politician; pope
Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world●
Sorted by bearers counted by national registers, records where none counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT Italy | 71 | 79 rec. | — | 1 | Simmaco | 18 |
| US United States | 8 | 7 rec. | — | — | Simmaco | 7 |
| VA Vatican City | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
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Notable people with this name●
- Symmachus ben Josephb. 101ILJewish sage
- Symmachusb. 2002nd century translator of biblical texts
- Symmachusb. 460ITPope from 498 to 514
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence●
Attested in 4 sources across 2 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA Vatican City | Holy See — List of Roman Pontiffs (papal regnal + secular names) | — | 1 | #76 |
| IT Italy | Il Grande Libro dei Nomi per Bebè (2020) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
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Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 2 rows in the corpus for this spelling.
Frequently asked questions
- In which country does Symmachus have the most bearers?
- Symmachus is most frequently recorded in Italy, where it is most often spelled simmaco.
- Is Symmachus a male or female name?
- Symmachus is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- What does the name Symmachus mean?
- Recorded meaning: Roman politician; pope
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About this data
Data snapshot . Figures are rebuilt periodically and will change.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Symmachus”. Data snapshot 2026-09-12.