boy's name

Simpson

Gender Boy
Syllables 2
Letters 7
Births on record 712

Simpson is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1992 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Peaked in 1921, when 25 babies were given the name.
It has largely dropped out of use.
First appears in US birth records in 1883.
2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Simpson over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1992, not a full ten years.

148

1880s '80 1890s '90 1900s '00 1910s '10 1920s '20 1930s '30 1940s '40 1950s '50 1960s '60 1970s '70 1980s '80 1990s '90

Show the numbers

Births named Simpson by decade in the United States
Decade	Births
1880s	37
1890s	32
1900s	19
1910s	148
1920s	148
1930s	63
1940s	92
1950s	56
1960s	34
1970s	32
1980s	35
1990s (to 1992)	11

How popular is Simpson?

In 1992, Simpson was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Simpson is used

Canada #1,900 5 in 1991

United States #9,334 5 in 1992

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Simpson

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Simpson also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Simpson over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Simpson

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Simpson — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Simpson

How popular is the name Simpson?

In 1992, Simpson was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Simpson a girl's or a boy's name?

Simpson is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Simpson?

Simpson has 2 syllables.

When was Simpson most popular?

Simpson peaked in 1921, when 25 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.