girl's name
Sima
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,458
Sima is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 74 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 51,007 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1920.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Sima over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1940s | 36 |
| 1950s | 79 |
| 1960s | 96 |
| 1970s | 177 |
| 1980s | 234 |
| 1990s | 259 |
| 2000s | 385 |
| 2010s | 491 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 351 |
How popular is Sima?
In 2025, Sima was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Sima is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Sima
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sima also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sima over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sima
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sima — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sima
How popular is the name Sima?
In 2025, Sima was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Sima a girl's or a boy's name?
Sima is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Sima?
Sima has 2 syllables.
When was Sima most popular?
Sima peaked in 2024, when 74 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Sima a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sima currently ranks #2,369 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.