Total births
17
Girls' name · since 2024
Simani
17 babies named Simani in U.S. Social Security records since 2024, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12156
- among girls today
- 17
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 31%
- more common than other girls
17 babies have been named Simani since 2024, making it today's #12156 girls' name.
Simani has 17 recorded births among girls since 2024, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12156 as of the latest data, more common than 31% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2024 to 2025.
- #12156 among girls today
- 17 born since 2024
- 2020s peak decade
- 31% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Simani is currently the #12156 girls' name in America, more common than 31% of girls - 17 born since 2024, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12156
- among girls today
- 17
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 31%
- more common than other girls
Simani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12156
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 31% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Simani was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
9 babies were named Simani in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Simani compares
17 6th percentile among 17,726 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
Simani's all-time total is 96% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Simani | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Simani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Simani's SSA record in two at 2025 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Simani at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#12,156
Active since
2024
Simani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Simani by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Simani's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Simani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Simani? ▼
Simani has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 2024, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12156 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Simani most popular? ▼
Simani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Simani been used? ▼
Records for Simani go back to 2024, giving 2 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Simani? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Simone, Simona, Simran, Sima, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Simani
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2024–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Simani: #12156 Girls' Name - 17 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/simani. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Simani 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 June 2026.