Girls' name · since 1962

Simi

Simi has 545 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#11,241 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,924 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
545
born since 1962
2010s
peak decade

545 babies have been named Simi since 1962, making it today's #3924 girls' name.

Simi has 545 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3924 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.

  • #11,241 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,924 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 545 born since 1962
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Simi ranks #11,241 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,924 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 545 born since 1962, peaking in the 2010s.

#11,241 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,924 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
545
born since 1962
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%77.3%
Simi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Simi's 545 recorded births place it above 84.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Simi compares

545 Top 43% higher than 57% 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

Simi's all-time total is 45% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Simi Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 545 376 567,345
Peak-year births 37 21 19,840

Simi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Simi's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Simi popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
37
Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
010203040 19621985199120022008201420202025 37

Simi popularity over time - boys

6 total births recorded since 1993 (Simi as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 1993 6

Simi by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (163 births, 30% of the file).

2010s was Simi's strongest decade.

163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Simi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 163 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Simi 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 Simi's total volume

Simi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25%30% 020406080 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -46, 5.3%-32, 7.2%-37, 5.1%-58, 6.4%-34, 5.9%-49, 5.9%-49, 5.3%-63, 6.1%-21, 18.5%-70, 9.5%-33, 5.1%-47, 8.4%-43, 5.1%-30, 8.5%-21, 26.3%Simi-64, 6.8%Simi
Simi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Simi by state

Where Simi concentrates geographically, total births since 1962

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Simi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
228 41.8%
#2 New Jersey
15 2.8%
New York share of Simi's total US births 41.8%
Even split

228 of 545 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Simi?
Simi has been given to 545 babies in the U.S. since 1962, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #11,241 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,924 of 17,297. 37 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Simi sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Simi ranks #11,241 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,924 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Simi most popular?
Simi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Simi most popular?
The top states for the name Simi are New York (228 births), New Jersey (15 births).
How long has the name Simi been used?
The SSA has tracked Simi since 1962 -- 64 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Simi?
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.

What to do with Simi's data

  • Simi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (163 total births) through the 2020s (151) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Simis (228 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.

Keep exploring Simi

Nearby Names Like Simi

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Simi

Names with a similar popularity rank to Simi

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Simi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1962–2025 (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 Simi 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.