Recorded 1884–2008 Unisex name Peak 1918 1,177 births

Simmie — boys' name

1,177 babies named Simmie in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s61890s311900s201910s1481920s1951930s1821940s1981950s1511960s1121970s691980s451990s152000s5
1940s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Simmie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

33 babies were named Simmie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Simmie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,177 babies named Simmie between 1884 and 2008, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Simmie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 33 babies received it in a single year. Simmie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 160 additional births since 1888.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Simmie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 198 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Simmie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Simmie in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Simmie 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 1,177 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.

Simmie at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

1,177

Since 1884

125 years of records

Peak year

1918

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1884

Recorded for 125 years

Last year on file: 2008

Simmie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1884

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1918)
33
Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
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Simmie popularity over time — girls

160 total births recorded since 1888 (Simmie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 160 births
4681012 1980194219291924191719111888 7

Simmie by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
198 births that decade — 17% of Simmie's all-time total
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Simmie by state

Where Simmie concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Simmie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
57 4.8%
#2 Alabama
32 2.7%
#3 Louisiana
27 2.3%
#4 Texas
16 1.4%
#5 Mississippi
10 0.8%
#6 Florida
6 0.5%
Georgia share of Simmie's total US births 4.8%
Even split

57 of 1,177 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Simmie?
1,177 babies have been named Simmie since 1884. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1918 with 33 births.
When was Simmie most popular?
Simmie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 198 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Simmie most popular?
The top states for the name Simmie are Georgia (57 births), Alabama (32 births), Louisiana (27 births).
Is Simmie a unisex name?
Yes, Simmie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,177 births, and as a girl's name it has 160 births.
How long has the name Simmie been used?
Simmie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 125 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Simmie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Simon, Simeon, Sim, Simcha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1884–2008 (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.