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Sima

/ˈsimə/ · 100% girls · 65 born in 2025

Sima has been given to about 2,125 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsimə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,056
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sima per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 74
  • Born in 202565
  • All time2,125
  • England & Wales, 202512

How popular is Sima?

Its best year was 2024, when 74 babies were given the name, ranking 2458th. The typical living American called Sima is about 21 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Sima

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ima0.81
  2. Wilma0.70
  3. Zina0.70
  4. Vilma0.70
  5. Naima0.65
  6. Irma0.62
  7. Shira0.64
  8. Simona0.64

Middle names for Sima

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sima Josephine0.84
  2. Sima Rose0.83
  3. Sima Louise0.83
  4. Sima June0.82
  5. Sima Pearl0.82
  6. Sima Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Sima

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.91
  2. Francobrother · 0.91
  3. Yehudabrother · 0.91
  4. Keziahsister · 0.90
  5. Violetasister · 0.90
  6. Rivkasister · 0.90

Where Sima is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.02%
  2. New Jersey0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sima White0.78
  2. Sima Reyes0.78
  3. Sima Nguyen0.78
  4. Sima Moore0.78
  5. Sima Lee0.78
  6. Sima Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sima

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sima across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.