At a glance
- In short
- Sims is a unisex English name with variations like Simms.
- U.S. rank 2025 (boys)
- #10,695 (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025 (boys)
- 6 (<0.01% of boys)
- As a girl name
- Last recorded 2021 (#15,251)
- Peak (boys)
- #1,162 in 1900
- First recorded
- 1900 (as a boy name; 2021 as a girl name)
Meaning of Sims
The name Sims is a unisex name of English origin. The name has variations such as Simms. In the United States, the name Sims has been given to newborns since at least the year 1900. While it has not consistently ranked in popularity over the years, it has maintained a steady presence. In recent years, the name Sims ranked as the 10,794th most popular baby name in 2019 and reached its peak in popularity in 1925 when it was ranked as the 2,435th most popular name. The name Sims carries no specific associations or meanings but can be a unique choice for parents looking for an uncommon and gender-neutral name for their child.
How to pronounce Sims
English
- Pronounced sims /sɪmz/
Popularity of Sims in the U.S.
Sims was the #10,695 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 6 babies. It peaked at #1,162 in 1900. It first appears in the records in 1900. As a girl name it was last recorded in 2021, at #15,251.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Boys year by year, 1900–2025 45 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 10,695 | back (not recorded in 2020–2024) |
| 2019 | 6 | 10,803 | back (not recorded in 2014–2018) |
| 2013 | 5 | 12,136 | ▲ 138 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12,274 | back (not recorded in 2008–2011) |
| 2007 | 6 | 10,921 | back (not recorded in 2004–2006) |
| 2003 | 5 | 10,894 | back (not recorded in 2002) |
| 2001 | 6 | 9,243 | back (not recorded in 1993–2000) |
| 1992 | 5 | 8,435 | back (not recorded in 1977–1991) |
| 1976 | 6 | 4,935 | back (not recorded in 1974–1975) |
| 1973 | 5 | 5,101 | back (not recorded in 1968–1972) |
| 1967 | 6 | 3,559 | back (not recorded in 1961–1966) |
| 1960 | 5 | 4,038 | ▼ 748 |
| 1959 | 7 | 3,290 | back (not recorded in 1957–1958) |
| 1956 | 8 | 2,969 | back (not recorded in 1955) |
| 1954 | 6 | 3,452 | back (not recorded in 1951–1953) |
| 1950 | 7 | 3,021 | back (not recorded in 1949) |
| 1948 | 6 | 3,316 | ▲ 54 |
| 1947 | 6 | 3,370 | ▼ 1,227 |
| 1946 | 12 | 2,143 | back (not recorded in 1945) |
| 1944 | 6 | 3,109 | ▼ 832 |
| 1943 | 11 | 2,277 | back (not recorded in 1941–1942) |
| 1940 | 5 | 3,459 | back (not recorded in 1939) |
| 1938 | 5 | 3,534 | back (not recorded in 1936–1937) |
| 1935 | 7 | 2,951 | back (not recorded in 1934) |
| 1933 | 8 | 2,738 | ▼ 273 |
| 1932 | 10 | 2,465 | ▲ 630 |
| 1931 | 7 | 3,095 | back (not recorded in 1930) |
| 1929 | 6 | 3,559 | ▲ 592 |
| 1928 | 5 | 4,151 | ▲ 59 |
| 1927 | 5 | 4,210 | ▼ 1,071 |
| 1926 | 8 | 3,139 | ▼ 704 |
| 1925 | 12 | 2,435 | ▲ 1,070 |
| 1924 | 7 | 3,505 | ▼ 330 |
| 1923 | 8 | 3,175 | ▲ 697 |
| 1922 | 6 | 3,872 | back (not recorded in 1921) |
| 1920 | 8 | 3,208 | ▼ 1,397 |
| 1919 | 18 | 1,811 | ▲ 732 |
| 1918 | 11 | 2,543 | ▲ 189 |
| 1917 | 9 | 2,732 | ▲ 1,165 |
| 1916 | 5 | 3,897 | back (not recorded in 1915) |
| 1914 | 5 | 3,264 | ▼ 768 |
| 1913 | 6 | 2,496 | ▲ 48 |
| 1912 | 5 | 2,544 | back (not recorded in 1909–1911) |
| 1908 | 5 | 1,373 | back (not recorded in 1901–1907) |
| 1900 | 6 | 1,162 | new |
Girls year by year, 2021 1 row
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 15,251 | new |
Notable people named Sims
- John Sims Reeves was a celebrated English tenor known for opera, oratorio and ballads in the mid-Victorian era.