Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Simcha

Gender Unisex · 10% girls Rank 2025 #1,741 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,741
among boys · ↑314 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
99
named Simcha · +34% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,171
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
99 babies
All-time total
2,236
#3,292 all-time among boys
First recorded
1956
in Social Security records

Simcha popularity over time

2,236 babies have been named Simcha since 1956, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 21 21 2 – #2,939
1960s – 33 33 3 +57% #3,870
1970s 6 86 92 9 +179% #2,779
1980s 8 146 154 15 +67% #2,351
1990s 59 284 343 34 +123% #1,999
2000s 82 388 470 47 +37% #2,515
2010s 44 606 650 65 +38% #1,803
2020s (to 2025) 28 445 473 79 +21% #1,741

Where Simcha is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 95 0.06 outside top 500
2027 96 0.06 outside top 500
2028 96 0.06 outside top 500
2029 97 0.06 outside top 500
2030 97 0.06 outside top 500

Where Simcha is most popular

Boys named Simcha per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.044 per 1,000.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Simcha 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 219 0.506 +1062%
New Jersey 76 0.378 +767%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
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 Simcha

Simcha is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,741 in 2025 with 94 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1956, 2,236 American babies have been named Simcha, about 90% boys and 10% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 99 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 Simcha stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Simcha?

The median living Simcha is about 15 years old; half are between 6 and 28. An estimated 2,200 people named Simcha are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Simcha year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 5 #16,933 94 #1,741
2024 – – 74 #2,055
2023 5 #17,276 63 #2,271
2022 8 #12,098 71 #2,113
2021 10 #10,210 74 #2,023
2020 – – 69 #2,064
2019 – – 86 #1,803
2018 6 #15,412 78 #1,917
2017 – – 52 #2,485
2016 – – 58 #2,301
2015 5 #18,748 68 #2,084
2014 – – 53 #2,425
2013 8 #12,996 52 #2,417
2012 5 #19,171 60 #2,203
2011 8 #13,194 55 #2,335
2010 12 #9,720 44 #2,781
2009 – – 51 #2,515
2008 8 #13,646 42 #2,873
2007 9 #12,537 40 #2,967
2006 11 #10,518 48 #2,535
2005 7 #14,301 45 #2,522
2004 10 #10,575 40 #2,685
2003 8 #12,247 40 #2,574
2002 12 #8,762 25 #3,542
2001 11 #9,277 35 #2,730
2000 6 #14,767 22 #3,740
1995 10 #8,665 34 #2,341
1990 – – 19 #3,292
1985 – – 11 #4,014
1980 – – 11 #3,813
1975 – – 5 #6,216
1970 – – – –
1965 – – 6 #3,870
1960 – – 5 #4,528
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Simcha?

The median living Simcha is about 15 years old. Half of all living Simchas are between 6 and 28 years old.

How many people named Simcha are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Simcha are alive in the United States, based on 2,236 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Simcha in 2025?

Simcha ranked #1,741 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 94 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Simcha?

2,236 babies have been named Simcha in the United States since 1956, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Simcha most popular?

Simcha peaked in 2025, when 99 newborns received the name.

Is Simcha a boy or girl name?

Simcha is used for both: about 10% of babies named Simcha have been girls and 90% boys.

Is the name Simcha rising or falling?

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

Will Simcha become more popular?

Simcha looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 97 boys named Simcha in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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