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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Sim

Sim was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 305th; the most babies were born in 1918 (40). More babies were named Sim in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191840 babies
Total since 1880
1,933babies recorded

Sim popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#13,9615
2000——
1990——
1980#7,1545
1970#3,7908
1960#2,41013
1950#1,87117
1940#1,56320
1930#1,49125
1920#1,17938
1910#1,10710
1900#46725
1890#41220
1880#46216

How popular is Sim, counting every spelling?

Sim has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Sim?

About 500 people born in the US named Sim are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 52 and 77. That makes Sim a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Sim by state

How common Sim was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (6.6×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesNC0.12South Carolina: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesSC0.07District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesLA0.07Mississippi: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesMS0.10Alabama: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesAL0.17Georgia: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesGA0.25Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Sim, boys, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Sim: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sim, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Sim

How popular is the name Sim?

Sim was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 305th; the most babies were born in 1918 (40). More babies were named Sim in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Sim a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,933 boys.

Where was Sim most popular?

In 1916–1920, Sim was most common in Georgia (0.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and North Carolina.