Girls' name · since 1883
Simona
Since 1883, U.S. Social Security records show 4,038 babies named Simona, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,967 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,038
- born since 1883
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,038 babies have been named Simona since 1883, making it today's #3462 girls' name.
Simona has 4,038 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3462 as of the latest data, more common than 80% 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 1883 to 2025.
- #2,967 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,462 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,038 born since 1883
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Simona ranks #2,967 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,462 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,038 born since 1883, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,967 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,038
- born since 1883
- 2010s
- peak decade
Simona's 4,038 recorded births place it above 95.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Simona compares
4,038 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Simona's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Simona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,038 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Simona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Simona's SSA record in two at 1963 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 1896, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Simona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Currently ranks #3462 among girls.
4,038 total births across 143 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2014 with 67 births in a single year.
Simona by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (579 births, 14% of the file).
2010s was Simona's strongest decade.
579 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Simona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 9
1880s
9 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 54
1900s
54 births
- 1910s 180
1910s
180 births
- 1920s
1920s
302 births
- 1930s
1930s
232 births
- 1940s 203
1940s
203 births
- 1950s 150
1950s
150 births
- 1960s
1960s
256 births
- 1970s
1970s
485 births
- 1980s
1980s
392 births
- 1990s
1990s
383 births
- 2000s
2000s
515 births
- 2010s
2010s
579 births
- 2020s
2020s
293 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 579 births (14% of all-time use).
Simona decade highlights
- Peak decade 579 births
- Runner-up 515 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Simona 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 Simona's total volume
Simona by state
Where Simona concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 915 | 22.7% |
| #2 | California | | 376 | 9.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 341 | 8.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 108 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 37 | 0.9% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 34 | 0.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 19 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 17 | 0.4% |
915 of 4,038 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 22.7% of nationwide
- California 9.3% of nationwide
- New York 8.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.7% of nationwide
- Florida 0.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 11 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 22.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
Simona appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Simona's data
- Simona's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (579 total births) through the 2020s (293) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Simonas (915 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Simona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~142 yrs)
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, 1883–2025 (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 Simona 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.
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