Girls' name · since 1982
Simran
Simran has 2,866 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,032 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,866
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,866 babies have been named Simran since 1982, making it today's #5032 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Simran recorded 2,866 times among girls since 1982, holding rank #5032 nationally today, ahead of 71% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #3,703 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,032 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,866 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Simran ranks #3,703 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,032 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,866 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,032 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,866
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Simran's 2,866 recorded births place it above 94.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Simran compares
2,866 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Simran's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Simran | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,866 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 158 | 21 | 19,840 |
Simran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Simran splits its recorded history at 2004: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 158 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Simran popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 158
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Simran popularity over time - boys
134 total births recorded since 1988 (Simran as boys' name)
Simran by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,359 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Simran's strongest decade.
1,359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Simran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
586 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,359 births
- 2010s
2010s
677 births
- 2020s 190
2020s
190 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,359 births (47% of all-time use).
How Simran 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 Simran's total volume
Simran by state
Where Simran concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 769 | 26.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 317 | 11.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 216 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 151 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 117 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 40 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 36 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 32 | 1.1% |
769 of 2,866 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Simran appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Simran's data
- Simran's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,359 total births); usage has since declined to 190 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Simrans (769 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Simran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Simran 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.