How Many People Are Named Sima?
An estimated 1,936 people in the United States have the first name Sima. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Sima peaked in popularity in 2024 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sima 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 Sima paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,936
About 1 in 177,043 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2024
74 births
Total Registered
2,060
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sima
Sima is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,060 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sima as a female name
Ranked #2,452 in 2024
74 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (74 births)
Sima: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sima span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 491 babies were registered. While Sima is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sima by Decade
How has Sima 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.
Sima by State
Birth registrations for Sima span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Maryland, Illinois, California. On average, about 244 Simas were registered per state.
Sima + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sima as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sima
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sima: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sima?
We estimate approximately 1,936 people named Sima 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 177,043 Americans share this first name.
Is Sima a common name?
Sima is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,060 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sima most popular?
Sima reached peak popularity in 2024, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sima is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sima a female name?
Sima is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sima Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sima Smith, Sima Johnson, Sima 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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