Unisex name · since 1913

Simmons

17 babies named Simmons in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,408 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1913
1910s
peak decade

Simmons is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 17 have been recorded since 1913.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Simmons has been recorded 17 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1919.

  • #30,408 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 1913
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Simmons ranks #30,408 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.

#30,408 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1913
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Simmons's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Simmons's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Simmons splits its recorded history at 1916: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Simmons popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1919

Last recorded 1919
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 191319161919 7

Simmons popularity over time - girls

10 total births recorded since 2021 (Simmons as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 20212022 5

Simmons by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

1910s was Simmons's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Simmons births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Simmons? ▼
17 babies have been named Simmons since 1913. All-time, it sits at #30,408 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1919. The peak year was 1919 with 7 births.
Where does Simmons sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Simmons ranks #30,408 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Simmons most popular? ▼
Simmons was most popular in the 1910s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Is Simmons a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Simmons is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 17 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Simmons been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Simmons since 1913 -- 7 years through the most recent 1919 data.
What names are similar to Simmons? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Simon, Simeon, Simcha, Sim, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Simmons

Nearby Names Like Simmons

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

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#230 70,283 births
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#1734 2,009 births
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Simmie Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Simmons: 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, 1913–1919 (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 Simmons 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.