Simcha
Boy · SIM-kha · Hebrew
Simcha is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “joy; gladness”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 1,728th for boys in the US (94 babies).
What does Simcha mean?
Hebrew
“joy; gladness”
The Jewish holiday Simchat Torah, 'rejoicing in the Torah', is built on the same word.
- Say it
- SIM-kha
Is Simcha a girl's or a boy's name?
Simcha is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 94 boys in the US.
How popular is Simcha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Simcha, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Simcha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Simcha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Simcha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,728among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 94about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 94 boys in the US were named Simcha, making it the 1,728th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. It first appears in the records in 1956. 5 girls were also named Simcha in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Simcha of any year since it first appeared, in 1956.
Half of all the boys named Simcha in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5% of the babies named Simcha in the US were girls.
Simcha in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | #1,728 |
| 2024 | 74 | #2,042 |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,243 |
| 2022 | 71 | #2,093 |
| 2021 | 74 | #1,999 |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 86 | #1,790 |
| 2018 | 78 | #1,900 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 58 | #2,278 |
| 2015 | 68 | #2,068 |
| 2014 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2013 | 52 | #2,401 |
| 2012 | 60 | #2,184 |
| 2011 | 55 | #2,316 |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,729 |
| 2009 | 51 | #2,485 |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,827 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2006 | 48 | #2,512 |
| 2005 | 45 | #2,489 |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,639 |
| 2003 | 40 | #2,541 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,676 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,257 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 34 | #2,294 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,077 |
| 1993 | 41 | #1,964 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,298 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 20 | #2,983 |
| 1988 | 26 | #2,300 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,796 |
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