Feminine dossier · first seen 1920
Sima
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
74
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Sima
How many people are named Sima?
An estimated 1,992 living Americans are named Sima.
How rare is Sima?
Sima is uncommon among babies today, with 65 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 12.2% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Sima?
The median age of a living American named Sima is approximately 20 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 38 years old.
Is Sima still popular?
Yes — Sima is currently rising in popularity, with 65 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Sima most common?
Sima has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 10.9× more often than the national baseline.
1920Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
12.2%
2025
65
All-time
2,125
Where it lives now
Sima is most concentrated in New Jersey — about 10.5× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Sima is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.