Sima
Sima was the 2687th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2458th with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 435 places. More babies were named Sima in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,687 girls, up 851 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202474 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,125babies recorded
Sima popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,687 | 65 |
| 2020 | #3,538 | 43 |
| 2010 | #3,509 | 46 |
| 2000 | #4,173 | 30 |
| 1990 | #4,361 | 23 |
| 1980 | #3,592 | 23 |
| 1970 | #3,295 | 20 |
| 1960 | #4,408 | 10 |
| 1950 | #4,686 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #5,662 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sima, counting every spelling?
Sima is the most common spelling of a name family that had 71 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 71 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sima | 65 | #2,687 | 308 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sima?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sima (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sima born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sima.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sima?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Sima are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 10 and 39. That makes Sima mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Sima by state
How common Sima was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (9.8×), New York (9.1×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sima: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sima, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sima
How popular is the name Sima?
Sima was the 2687th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2458th with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 435 places. More babies were named Sima in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sima a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sima in the US.
Where is Sima most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sima was most common in New Jersey (0.37 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.