How Many People Are Named Sim?
An estimated 545 people in the United States have the first name Sim. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Sim peaked in popularity in 1918 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sim as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sim paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Sim is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
545
About 1 in 628,907 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1918
40 births
Total Registered
1,933
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sim
Sim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,933 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sim as a male name
Ranked #13,960 in 2010
5 male births in 2010
Peak: 1918 (40 births)
Sim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sim span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 312 babies were registered. Sim has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sim by Decade
How has Sim tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sim by State
Birth registrations for Sim span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi. The lowest are in Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky. On average, about 29 Sims were registered per state.
Sim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sim
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sim?
We estimate approximately 545 people named Sim are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 628,907 Americans share this first name.
Is Sim a common name?
Sim is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,933 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sim most popular?
Sim reached peak popularity in 1918, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sim is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sim a male name?
Sim is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sim Smith, Sim Johnson, Sim Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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