Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Simona

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,509 Trend → Stable

Latinized from French Simone, or borrowed from Italian Simona.

Rank 2025
#3,509
among girls · ↓586 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
44
named Simona · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 36,529
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
67 babies
All-time total
4,038
#2,966 all-time among girls
First recorded
1883
in Social Security records

Simona popularity over time

4,038 babies have been named Simona since 1883, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1883Girls

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 9 1 – #688
1890s 5 1 -44% #1,787
1900s 54 5 +980% #1,219
1910s 180 18 +233% #1,290
1920s 302 30 +68% #1,256
1930s 232 23 -23% #1,378
1940s 203 20 -12% #1,603
1950s 150 15 -26% #2,257
1960s 256 26 +71% #1,903
1970s 485 49 +89% #1,620
1980s 392 39 -19% #2,144
1990s 383 38 -2% #2,785
2000s 515 52 +34% #2,630
2010s 579 58 +12% #2,647
2020s (to 2025) 293 49 -16% #2,884

Where Simona 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 43 0.03 outside top 500
2027 43 0.03 outside top 500
2028 42 0.03 outside top 500
2029 42 0.03 outside top 500
2030 41 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Simona

Simona is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,509 in 2025 with 44 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1883, 4,038 American babies have been named Simona. Its peak came in 2014, when 67 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Simona stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Simona?

The median living Simona is about 31 years old; half are between 14 and 51. An estimated 3,200 people named Simona are alive in the United States today.

median 31 020406080100

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

Simona year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 44 #3,509
2024 57 #2,923
2023 56 #3,011
2022 37 #4,033
2021 42 #3,666
2020 57 #2,884
2019 55 #2,993
2018 61 #2,808
2017 58 #2,900
2016 60 #2,862
2015 56 #3,053
2014 67 #2,647
2013 56 #3,001
2012 56 #3,038
2011 56 #3,045
2010 54 #3,117
2009 52 #3,243
2008 62 #2,883
2007 54 #3,209
2006 45 #3,556
2005 65 #2,630
2004 49 #3,169
2003 55 #2,835
2002 53 #2,849
2001 33 #3,930
2000 47 #3,014
1995 44 #2,785
1990 38 #3,015
1985 28 #3,231
1980 47 #2,181
1975 49 #1,872
1970 51 #1,777
1965 25 #2,459
1960 14 #3,491
1955 16 #2,952
1950 9 #3,925
1945 15 #2,330
1940 18 #1,953
1935 20 #1,771
1930 27 #1,530
1925 38 #1,293
1920 19 #2,064
1915 24 #1,515
1910 11 #1,508
1905 5 #2,193
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Simona

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

  1. 1 Simona Halep Simona Halep Romanian tennis player (born 1991) Contemporary
  2. 2 Simona de Silvestro Simona de Silvestro Swiss-Italian racing driver b. 1988 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Simona Quadarella Simona Quadarella Italian swimmer (born 1998) Contemporary
  4. 4 Simona Amânar Romanian gymnast (born 1979) Contemporary
  5. 5 Simona Păucă Simona Păucă Romanian artistic gymnast b. 1969 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Simona Krupeckaitė Simona Krupeckaitė Lithuanian cyclist (born 1982) Contemporary
  7. 7 Simona Gherman Simona Gherman Romanian épée fencer b. 1985 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Simona?

The median living Simona is about 31 years old. Half of all living Simonas are between 14 and 51 years old.

How many people named Simona are alive today?

An estimated 3,200 people named Simona are alive in the United States, based on 4,038 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Simona mean?

Latinized from French Simone, or borrowed from Italian Simona.

How popular is the name Simona in 2025?

Simona ranked #3,509 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 44 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Simona?

4,038 babies have been named Simona in the United States since 1883, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Simona most popular?

Simona peaked in 2014, when 67 newborns received the name.

Is Simona a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Simona rising or falling?

Simona has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Simona become more popular?

Simona is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 41 girls named Simona 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 Simona?

Well-known people named Simona include Simona Halep (tennis player), Simona de Silvestro (racing driver), Simona Quadarella (swimmer).

Names like Simona

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

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