Simmie
Last seen for girls in 1980 at #10,392 · Last seen for boys in 2008 at #12,553
Given to boys 88.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1899 · 9 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,177since 1884
Simmie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| 2008 | — | #12,553 | 5 | |
| 2007 | — | — | ||
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| 1993 | — | #8,700 | 5 | |
| 1992 | — | #8,435 | 5 | |
| 1991 | — | #8,236 | 5 | |
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | — | #7,905 | 5 | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | — | #6,951 | 5 | |
| 1986 | — | #5,926 | 6 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,333 | 9 | |
| 1984 | — | #6,315 | 5 | |
| 1983 | — | #6,238 | 5 | |
| 1982 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | — | #6,262 | 5 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | — | #5,355 | 6 | |
| 1978 | — | #4,157 | 8 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,037 | 13 | |
| 1976 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | — | #3,246 | 11 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,558 | 9 | |
| 1973 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | — | #3,146 | 10 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,739 | 12 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,314 | 8 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,365 | 7 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,470 | 11 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,627 | 10 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,617 | 10 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,310 | 13 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,044 | 16 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,041 | 8 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,148 | 15 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #2,210 | 14 |
| 1959 | — | #2,033 | 16 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,506 | 11 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,375 | 12 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,765 | 20 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,791 | 19 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,316 | 12 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,630 | 22 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,251 | 12 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,972 | 15 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,207 | 12 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,616 | 21 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,611 | 21 | |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #1,555 | 23 |
| 1946 | — | #1,601 | 20 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,697 | 16 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #1,483 | 21 |
| 1943 | — | #1,343 | 27 | |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #1,799 | 16 |
| 1941 | — | #1,685 | 17 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,736 | 16 | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #1,578 | 18 |
| 1938 | — | #1,818 | 15 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,756 | 16 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,723 | 16 | |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | — | #1,608 | 19 | |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #1,644 | 18 |
| 1932 | — | #1,426 | 24 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,770 | 17 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,496 | 24 | |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #1,760 | 19 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #1,372 | 29 |
| 1926 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #1,776 | 20 |
| 1923 | — | #2,331 | 13 | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #1,827 | 19 |
| 1921 | — | #1,703 | 21 | |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #1,457 | 26 |
| 1919 | — | #1,576 | 22 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #1,211 | 33 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #1,755 | 18 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #1,505 | 22 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #1,878 | 15 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #1,772 | 13 |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,619 | 10 | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
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| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #966 | 7 | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Simmie! It came in at #848, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1890, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Simmie is popular in 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Georgia#347 · 1 in 3,562
Best ever in a state: #329 in Louisiana, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #347 | 8 | 1 in 3,562 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Simmie
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2008
- Biggest jump: 407 spots in 1899 (#1,121 → #714)
- Biggest drop: 448 spots in 1900 (#714 → #1,162)
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1899 at #714 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1901, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 5 yrs · 1884–1904
- Highest: 1 in 11,801 boys born in 1899 were named Simmie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 408,030 boys born in 2008 (0.00%)
- 16.8% of all boys named Simmie (198) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1980, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #848 (1884) | #848 |
| 1890s | 31 | #714 (1899) | #939 |
| 1900s | 20 | #966 (1904) | #1,094 |
| 1910s | 148 | #1,211 (1918) | #1,651 |
| 1920s | 195 | #1,372 (1927) | #1,829 |
| 1930s | 182 | #1,426 (1932) | #1,666 |
| 1940s | 198 | #1,343 (1943) | #1,613 |
| 1950s | 151 | #1,630 (1953) | #2,085 |
| 1960s | 112 | #2,044 (1963) | #2,615 |
| 1970s | 69 | #2,739 (1970) | #3,605 |
| 1980s | 45 | #4,333 (1985) | #6,273 |
| 1990s | 15 | #8,236 (1991) | #8,457 |
| 2000s | 5 | #12,553 (2008) | #12,553 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Simmie in 1927
Top girls' names in 1927
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
girls
1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 170,347 of them was named Simmie, which outranked 30.8% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,561Zenia8
- #3,561Zera8
- #3,561Zilphia8
- #3,875Simmie7
- #3,875Adrianne7
- #3,875Agusta7
- #3,875Alan7
- #4,286Aaron6
- #4,286Adalee6
- #4,286Adalene6
Tied with 410 names at #3,875; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 38,859 of them was named Simmie, which outranked 71.4% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,350Saverio30
- #1,350Therman30
- #1,350Vernard30
- #1,372Simmie29
- #1,372Antoine29
- #1,372Arland29
- #1,372Bartholomew29
- #1,407Almon28
- #1,407Alvaro28
- #1,407Arville28
Tied with 34 names at #1,372; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.