Simcha
Simcha was the 1741st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 94 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 343 places. More babies were named Simcha in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,741 boys, up 323 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 94boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202594 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,236babies recorded
Simcha popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,933 | #1,741 | 5 | 94 |
| 2020 | — | #2,064 | — | 69 |
| 2010 | #9,720 | #2,781 | 12 | 44 |
| 2000 | #14,767 | #3,740 | 6 | 22 |
| 1990 | — | #3,292 | — | 19 |
| 1980 | — | #3,813 | — | 11 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | #4,528 | — | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Simcha, counting every spelling?
Simcha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Simcha?
94 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Simcha (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Simcha 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 89 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Simcha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Simcha?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Simcha are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 28. That makes Simcha 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.
Simcha by state
How common Simcha was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (11.6×), New Jersey (8.7×). In 49 states fewer than five boys 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 Simcha: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Simcha, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Simcha
How popular is the name Simcha?
Simcha was the 1741st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 94 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 343 places. More babies were named Simcha in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Simcha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Simcha in the US.
Where is Simcha most popular?
In 2021–2025, Simcha was most common in New York (0.51 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.