Girls' name · since 1920
Sima
2,125 babies named Sima in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,657 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,125
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sima is the #2657 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,125 recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Sima recorded 2,125 times among girls since 1920, holding rank #2657 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #4,525 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,657 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,125 born since 1920
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sima ranks #4,525 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,657 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,125 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,657 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,125
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sima's 2,125 recorded births place it above 93.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sima compares
2,125 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sima's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sima | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,125 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sima's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 74, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Sima by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (491 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Sima's strongest decade.
491 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Sima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 36
1940s
36 births
- 1950s 79
1950s
79 births
- 1960s 96
1960s
96 births
- 1970s 177
1970s
177 births
- 1980s
1980s
234 births
- 1990s
1990s
259 births
- 2000s
2000s
385 births
- 2010s
2010s
491 births
- 2020s
2020s
351 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 491 births (23% of all-time use).
How Sima compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sima's total volume
Sima by state
Where Sima concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 980 | 46.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 228 | 10.7% |
| #3 | California | | 40 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.2% |
980 of 2,125 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Sima's data
- Sima's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (491 total births) through the 2020s (351) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Simas (980 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~105 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1920–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sima draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.