Sima
Girl name · #2657 in 2025 · Uniqueness 57/100
Sima is currently the #2657 girl name in the United States — 65 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3092, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 27,692 girls born in 2025 was named Sima.
The 105-year story
Sima first appears in the Social Security records in 1920, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 74 babies and a rank of #2434. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Sima per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sima in class?
Sima scores 57 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Sima is most common
State-level data for Sima is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Sima
Statistically, parents drawn to Sima tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Blima, Halima, Jemima, Sena, and Rima.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sima | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2645 |
| 2024 | 74 | #2434 |
| 2023 | 52 | #3140 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2720 |
| 2021 | 54 | #3037 |
| 2020 | 43 | #3498 |
| 2019 | 56 | #2923 |
| 2018 | 53 | #3050 |
| 2017 | 50 | #3192 |
| 2016 | 48 | #3326 |
| 2015 | 54 | #3092 |
| 2014 | 49 | #3272 |
| 2013 | 42 | #3645 |
| 2012 | 44 | #3583 |
| 2011 | 49 | #3303 |
| 2010 | 46 | #3470 |
| 2009 | 44 | #3619 |
| 2008 | 42 | #3779 |
| 2007 | 56 | #3096 |
| 2006 | 44 | #3564 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2787 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5062 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4943 |
| 2002 | 30 | #4179 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4107 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sima a popular girl name?
Sima ranked #2657 among girls in 2025 with 65 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3092.
When was the name Sima most popular?
Sima peaked in 2024, when 74 American girls received the name (ranked #2434 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sima?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 27,692 newborn American girls was named Sima. It scores 57/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.