Sima
Girl · SEE-ma · Persian
Sima is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “face; countenance”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 2,645th for girls in the US (65 babies).
What does Sima mean?
Persian: Persian name; also used in Jewish and Slavic families
“face; countenance”
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Is Sima a girl's or a boy's name?
Sima is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 65 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sima in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 108% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Sima, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 12 girls.
2025 had more girls named Sima than any year since 1999.
Half of all the girls named Sima in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Sima in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Sima in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,645among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 65about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 65 girls in the US were named Sima, making it the 2,645th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,498th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 74 girls. It first appears in the records in 1920.
Half of all the girls named Sima in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sima in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2,645 |
| 2024 | 74 | #2,434 |
| 2023 | 52 | #3,140 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,720 |
| 2021 | 54 | #3,037 |
| 2020 | 43 | #3,498 |
| 2019 | 56 | #2,923 |
| 2018 | 53 | #3,049 |
| 2017 | 50 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 48 | #3,326 |
| 2015 | 54 | #3,092 |
| 2014 | 49 | #3,270 |
| 2013 | 42 | #3,643 |
| 2012 | 44 | #3,582 |
| 2011 | 49 | #3,302 |
| 2010 | 46 | #3,469 |
| 2009 | 44 | #3,618 |
| 2008 | 42 | #3,778 |
| 2007 | 56 | #3,096 |
| 2006 | 44 | #3,563 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,783 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5,058 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 30 | #4,175 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4,103 |
| 2000 | 30 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 29 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 31 | #3,727 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,236 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,513 |
| 1994 | 26 | #4,011 |
| 1993 | 24 | #4,252 |
| 1992 | 27 | #3,860 |
| 1991 | 28 | #3,716 |
| 1990 | 23 | #4,225 |
| 1989 | 24 | #4,014 |
| 1988 | 24 | #3,800 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 34 | #2,748 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 15 | #4,685 |
| 1982 | 28 | #3,092 |
| 1981 | 26 | #3,253 |
| 1980 | 23 | #3,506 |
| 1979 | 22 | #3,541 |
| 1978 | 19 | #3,777 |
| 1977 | 18 | #3,910 |
| 1976 | 28 | #2,727 |
| 1975 | 11 | #5,159 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,154 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 20 | #3,208 |
| 1969 | 9 | #5,056 |
| 1968 | 15 | #3,455 |
| 1967 | 17 | #3,084 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,262 |
| 1961 | 9 | #4,545 |
| 1960 | 10 | #4,183 |
| 1959 | 10 | #4,030 |
| 1958 | 10 | #3,924 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,535 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 9 | #3,954 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,122 |
| 1951 | 9 | #3,713 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,234 |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 8 | #3,442 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,780 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,193 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,973 |
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