Unisex name · since 2003
Simar
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 209 babies named Simar, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,390 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 209
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Simar is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 209 have been recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Simar recorded 209 times among girls since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2003 to 2024.
- #19,390 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 209 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Simar ranks #19,390 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 209 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,390 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 209
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Simar's 209 recorded births place it above 73.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Simar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Simar's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Simar popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Simar popularity over time - boys
57 total births recorded since 2002 (Simar as boys' name)
Simar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (101 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Simar's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Simar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
101 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 101 births (48% of all-time use).
Simar by state
Where Simar concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 14.8% |
31 of 209 births nationwide.
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- Simar's decade-level peak was the 2010s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Simars (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Simar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2003–2024 (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 Simar 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.