boy's name
Simcha
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,358
Simcha is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 99 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 99 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 33,488 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1956.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Simcha over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 21 |
| 1960s | 33 |
| 1970s | 92 |
| 1980s | 154 |
| 1990s | 343 |
| 2000s | 470 |
| 2010s | 650 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 473 |
How popular is Simcha?
In 2025, Simcha was given to 99 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Simcha 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 Simcha
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Simcha also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Simcha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Simcha
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Simcha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Simcha
How popular is the name Simcha?
In 2025, Simcha was given to 99 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Simcha a girl's or a boy's name?
Simcha is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Simcha?
Simcha has 2 syllables.
When was Simcha most popular?
Simcha peaked in 2025, when 99 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Simcha a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Simcha currently ranks #1,735 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.