Boys' name · since 1900
Sims
312 babies named Sims in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,362 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,741 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 312
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sims is the #10741 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 312 recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sims has been recorded 312 times among boys since 1900, currently ranked #10741 nationally and more common than 23% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #10,362 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,741 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 312 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sims ranks #10,362 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,741 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 312 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,362 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,741 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 312
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sims's 312 recorded births place it above 77.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
How Sims compares
312 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Sims's all-time total is 15% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sims | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 312 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sims's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sims's full recorded timeline at 1938, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1908, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sims popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Sims popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2021 (Sims as girls' name)
Sims by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (65 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Sims's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Sims births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
59 births
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1940s
1940s
46 births
- 1950s
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 65 births (21% of all-time use).
Sims by state
Where Sims concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
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What to do with Sims's data
- Sims's decade-level peak was the 1920s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Simss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Sims: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Sims 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.