Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Sima

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,687 Trend ↑ Rising 30%
Rank 2025
#2,687
among girls · ↓229 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
65
named Sima · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,727
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
74 babies
All-time total
2,125
#4,525 all-time among girls
First recorded
1920
in Social Security records

Sima popularity over time

2,125 babies have been named Sima since 1920, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s 11 1 – #4,654
1930s 6 1 -45% #4,191
1940s 36 4 +500% #3,694
1950s 79 8 +119% #3,972
1960s 96 10 +22% #3,189
1970s 177 18 +84% #2,789
1980s 234 23 +32% #2,791
1990s 259 26 +11% #3,799
2000s 385 39 +49% #2,824
2010s 491 49 +28% #2,958
2020s (to 2025) 351 59 +19% #2,458

Where Sima is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 68 0.04 outside top 500
2027 70 0.04 outside top 500
2028 72 0.05 outside top 500
2029 74 0.05 outside top 500
2030 76 0.05 outside top 500

Where Sima is most popular

Girls named Sima per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.038 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Sima born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 67 0.371 +878%
New York 137 0.346 +811%
California 7 0.008 -78%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sima

Sima is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,687 in 2025 with 65 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1920, 2,125 American babies have been named Sima. Its peak came in 2024, when 74 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sima stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sima?

The median living Sima is about 20 years old; half are between 9 and 38. An estimated 2,100 people named Sima are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sima year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 65 #2,687
2024 74 #2,458
2023 52 #3,175
2022 63 #2,750
2021 54 #3,062
2020 43 #3,538
2019 56 #2,958
2018 53 #3,098
2017 50 #3,241
2016 48 #3,371
2015 54 #3,122
2014 49 #3,318
2013 42 #3,692
2012 44 #3,641
2011 49 #3,347
2010 46 #3,509
2009 44 #3,668
2008 42 #3,850
2007 56 #3,122
2006 44 #3,610
2005 59 #2,824
2004 25 #5,195
2003 25 #5,075
2002 30 #4,268
2001 30 #4,189
2000 30 #4,173
1995 22 #4,660
1990 23 #4,361
1985 34 #2,791
1980 23 #3,592
1975 11 #5,456
1970 20 #3,295
1965 5 #7,378
1960 10 #4,408
1955 5 #6,599
1950 7 #4,686
1945 5 #5,166
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 5 #5,662
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Sima

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Sima Qian Sima Qian Chinese historian (c. 145 – c. 86 BCE) -145–-86 · Antiquity
  2. 2 Sima Yi Sima Yi Chinese general, politician and regent (179–251) Antiquity
  3. 3 Sima Zhao Sima Zhao Regent of Cao Wei from 255 to 265 211–265 · Antiquity
  4. 4 Sima Guang Sima Guang Song dynasty scholar (1019–1086) Medieval
  5. 5 Sima Shi Sima Shi Cao Wei state general and regent (208-255) Antiquity
  6. 6 Sima Samar Sima Samar Afghan human right activist (born 1957) Contemporary
  7. 7 Sima Xiangru Chinese musician, poet, and politician (c. 179–117 BC) -179–-117 · Antiquity

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sima, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sima?

The median living Sima is about 20 years old. Half of all living Simas are between 9 and 38 years old.

How many people named Sima are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Sima are alive in the United States, based on 2,125 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sima in 2025?

Sima ranked #2,687 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 65 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sima?

2,125 babies have been named Sima in the United States since 1920, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sima most popular?

Sima peaked in 2024, when 74 newborns received the name.

Is Sima a boy or girl name?

Sima is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sima rising or falling?

Sima is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sima become more popular?

Sima is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 76 girls named Sima in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sima?

Well-known people named Sima include Sima Qian (historian), Sima Yi (politician), Sima Zhao (politician).

Names like Sima

Names that sound and feel close to Sima: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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