Is Simcha a boy or girl name?
Simcha is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 74 boys were named Simcha, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 10.4% of the 2,137 US babies named Simcha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,050
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Simcha since 1956
- 2,137
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 86 babies
Boys and girls named Simcha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 86 | 6 | 6.5% |
| 1980s | 146 | 8 | 5.2% |
| 1990s | 284 | 59 | 17.2% |
| 2000s | 388 | 82 | 17.4% |
| 2010s | 606 | 44 | 6.8% |
| 2020s | 351 | 23 | 6.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 74 | #2,050 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,269 | 5 | #17,261 |
| 2022 | 71 | #2,111 | 8 | #12,093 |
| 2021 | 74 | #2,018 | 10 | #10,205 |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,062 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 86 | #1,802 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 78 | #1,917 | 6 | #15,409 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,484 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 58 | #2,301 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 68 | #2,084 | 5 | #18,746 |
| 2014 | 53 | #2,425 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 52 | #2,417 | 8 | #12,996 |
| 2012 | 60 | #2,203 | 5 | #19,165 |
| 2011 | 55 | #2,335 | 8 | #13,193 |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,781 | 12 | #9,717 |
| 2009 | 51 | #2,515 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,873 | 8 | #13,645 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,967 | 9 | #12,536 |
| 2006 | 48 | #2,535 | 11 | #10,517 |
| 2005 | 45 | #2,522 | 7 | #14,300 |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,685 | 10 | #10,574 |
| 2003 | 40 | #2,574 | 8 | #12,247 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,542 | 12 | #8,762 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,730 | 11 | #9,276 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,740 | 6 | #14,767 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,928 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,988 | 10 | #9,182 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,303 | 11 | #8,259 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,382 | 5 | #15,543 |
| 1995 | 34 | #2,341 | 10 | #8,665 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,119 | 6 | #13,210 |
| 1993 | 41 | #1,999 | 10 | #8,633 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,353 | 7 | #11,571 |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,191 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,292 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 20 | #3,074 | 8 | #9,559 |
| 1988 | 26 | #2,351 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,482 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,416 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 11 | #4,013 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,426 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,391 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,658 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,584 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,813 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 15 | #3,002 | 6 | #10,029 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,778 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,113 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,239 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,215 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,573 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,439 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,913 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,617 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,935 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,458 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,893 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,870 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,978 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,528 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,497 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,516 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,939 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Simcha reached #1,802 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #8,259 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Simcha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.