Recorded 1999–2015 Girls' name Peak 2006 218 births

Simya — girls' name

218 babies named Simya in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82000s1442010s66

The verdict

218 girls have been named Simya since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

218
total births
1999–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Simya was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

24 babies were named Simya in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Simya

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Simya between 1999 and 2015, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Simya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Simya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Simya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Simya 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 218 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.

Simya at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

218

Since 1999

17 years of records

Peak year

2006

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1999

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2015

Simya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1999

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2006)
24
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
510152025 2015201220092006200320001999 8

Simya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
144 births that decade — 66% of Simya's all-time total
1990s82000s1442010s66

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Simya?
218 babies have been named Simya since 1999. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2006 with 24 births.
When was Simya most popular?
Simya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Simya been used?
Simya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 17 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Simya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Simone, Simona, Simran, Sima, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1999–2015 (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.