US rank #2880 Girls' name Peak 2014 3,994 births

Simona — #2880 US girls' name

3,994 babies named Simona in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2880
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Simona was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

67 babies were named Simona in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Simona

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,994 babies named Simona between 1883 and 2024, spanning 142 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Simona currently holds the #2880 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Simona performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 579 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Simona shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 915 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Simona in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Simona 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 3,994 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.

Simona at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,994

Since 1883

142 years of records

Peak year

2014

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,880

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1883

Recorded for 142 years

Last year on file: 2024

Simona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1883

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
67
Annual births at peak — across 142 years of records
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Simona by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
579 births that decade — 14% of Simona's all-time total
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Simona by state

Where Simona concentrates geographically — total births since 1883

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Simona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
915 22.9%
#2 California
370 9.3%
#3 New York
330 8.3%
#4 Illinois
108 2.7%
#5 Florida
37 0.9%
#6 New Mexico
34 0.9%
#7 New Jersey
19 0.5%
#8 Michigan
17 0.4%
Texas share of Simona's total US births 22.9%
Even split

915 of 3,994 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Simona appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Simona?
3,994 babies have been named Simona since 1883. It currently ranks #2880 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 67 births.
When was Simona most popular?
Simona was most popular in the 2010s decade with 579 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Simona most popular?
The top states for the name Simona are Texas (915 births), California (370 births), New York (330 births).
How long has the name Simona been used?
Simona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 142 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Simona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Simone, Simran, Sima, Simonne, 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, 1883–2024 (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.