Sim
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 1
- Peak
- #298 in 1882
0 babies were named Sim in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1880–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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A few things about Sim you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.
- HistorySim has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Sims, and counting.
- Best yearIts best year was 1882, when it reached #298.
About the name Sim
Sim is a boy name. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with S and ending in “-sim”. US birth records list Sim for boys from 1880 to 2010, in 114 of those 131 years. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked #298 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2010, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 182 | 5,485 boys |
| 1890s | 122 | 8,173 boys |
| 1900s | 105 | 9,568 boys |
| 1910s | 43 | 23,229 boys |
| 1920s | 28 | 35,298 boys |
| 1930s | 21 | 46,533 boys |
| 1940s | 14 | 70,028 boys |
| 1950s | 8.4 | 119,617 boys |
| 1960s | 5.4 | 183,824 boys |
| 1970s | 3.8 | 262,467 boys |
| 1980s | 3.1 | 324,675 boys |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 1,923,077 boys |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 775,194 boys |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 384,615 boys |
Questions about the name Sim
Is Sim a boy or girl name?
Sim is a boy name.
How popular is the name Sim?
Sim is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2010. It peaked at #298 in 1882.