How Many People Are Named Sims?
An estimated 117 people in the United States have the first name Sims. It is predominantly male (98.4%). The average bearer is 53 years old, and Sims peaked in popularity in 1919 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sims 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 Sims paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
117
About 1 in 2,929,524 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.4% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1919
18 births
Total Registered
311
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sims
Sims is predominantly male (98.4%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Sims as a male name
Ranked #11,928 in 2019
6 male births in 2019
Peak: 1919 (18 births)
Sims as a female name
Ranked #17,349 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 2021 (5 births)
Sims: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sims span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 65 babies were registered. Sims has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sims by Decade
How has Sims 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.
Sims + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sims as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sims
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sims: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sims?
We estimate approximately 117 people named Sims 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 2,929,524 Americans share this first name.
Is Sims a common name?
Sims is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 311 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sims most popular?
Sims reached peak popularity in 1919, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sims is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sims a male name?
Sims is predominantly male. 98.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sims Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sims Smith, Sims Johnson, Sims 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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