How rare is the name Sima?

3,981 people in the United States have the first name Sima, about 1 in 75,868. It ranks #4,612 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

SIMA

#4,612

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
3,981
About
1 in 75,868
This common or more
84.3%
Who bears it

Of the 3,981 people named Sima, 75.1% reported their origin as White, 16.2% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 5.7% as two or more races. 98% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Sima peaked in 2024, when 74 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19202025
Peak year
2024
Births that year
74
In 2025*
65 ▼12%
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 2,125 babies have been given the name since 1920. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Sima by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #5,025. The largest share of babies named Sima, 33.1%, were born in 2013 or later.

1920s#11,72211
1930s#11,2936
1940s#7,81236
1950s#6,63579
1960s#6,61996
1970s#5,793177
1980s#5,740234
1990s#6,705259
2000s#6,413385
2010s#5,733491
2020s#5,025351
Greatest Generation 1901–270.2%
Silent Generation 1928–451.2%
Baby boom 1946–646.8%
Generation X 1965–8011.9%
Millennials 1981–9618.1%
Generation Z 1997–1228.7%
2013 and later33.1%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Sima is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Sima has been most common in New York (9.9×), New Jersey (6.5×), and California (0.31×), and least common in California (0.31×).

1,264 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Sima

1 other first name also has 3,981 people.

#4,612 Candelario · 3,981

Either side of Sima

#4,611 Prudence · 3,983#4,612 Candelario · 3,981#4,614 China · 3,979#4,615 Lucrecia · 3,978

Spelled almost the same

7 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Sima, most common first.

#5,554 Sina · 3,063#10,662 Sim · 1,238#11,492 Simi · 1,112#31,394 Simo · 273#41,133 Simya · 179#45,337 Sime · 150#46,524 Simy · 143

Also a last name

As a last name, Sima ranks #23,887 of 156,621, with 1,094 people. See Sima as a last name

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