US rank #4205 Girls' name Peak 2024 507 births

Simi — #4205 US girls' name

507 babies named Simi in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s71980s611990s482000s1102010s1632020s113
#4205
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Simi was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

34 babies were named Simi in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Simi

The Social Security Administration has registered 507 babies named Simi between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Simi currently holds the #4205 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Simi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Simi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 201 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Simi in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Simi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 507 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Simi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

507

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

2024

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,205

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Simi popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
34
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
010203040 20242018201220061999198919821962 5

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

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
163 births that decade — 32% of Simi's all-time total
1960s51970s71980s611990s482000s1102010s1632020s113

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
201 39.6%
#2 New Jersey
10 2.0%
New York share of Simi's total US births 39.6%
Even split

201 of 507 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Simi?
507 babies have been named Simi since 1962. It currently ranks #4205 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 34 births.
When was Simi most popular?
Simi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Simi most popular?
The top states for the name Simi are New York (201 births), New Jersey (10 births).
How long has the name Simi been used?
Simi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.