Sim Name Popularity

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How popular is Sim?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Sim is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #305 was reached in 1882.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 40 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Sim in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Sim occurred roughly during the years 1893-1896, 1897-1900, 1901-1904, 1908-1914, 1924-1927, and 1950-1953, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1884-1887.

For a number of years, the name Sim has been moving downward in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Sim has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sim?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Sim is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Sim has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Sim (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		< 5	--
2016		< 5	--
2015		< 5	--
2014		< 5	--
2013		< 5	--
2012		< 5	--
2011		< 5	--
2010		5	13,955
2009		< 5	--
2008		< 5	--
2007		6	12,136
2006		5	13,712
2005		< 5	--
2004		5	12,944
2003		5	12,483
2002		5	12,225
2001		< 5	--
2000		< 5	--
1999		< 5	--
1998		5	11,059
1997		< 5	--
1996		< 5	--
1995		5	10,103
1994		< 5	--
1993		< 5	--
1992		< 5	--
1991		< 5	--
1990		< 5	--
1989		< 5	--
1988		5	8,324
1987		8	5,386
1986		6	6,613
1985		5	7,434
1984		< 5	--
1983		8	4,850
1982		11	3,912
1981		8	4,893
1980		5	7,156
1979		5	6,940
1978		5	6,636
1977		< 5	--
1976		9	3,963
1975		< 5	--
1974		9	3,795
1973		10	3,421
1972		9	3,565
1971		8	3,917
1970		8	3,789
1969		6	4,342
1968		17	2,021
1967		5	4,452
1966		6	3,888
1965		10	2,754
1964		13	2,391
1963		15	2,191
1962		11	2,656
1961		9	3,064
1960		13	2,405
1959		15	2,179
1958		16	2,083
1957		18	1,940
1956		9	2,935
1955		17	1,968
1954		19	1,816
1953		23	1,627
1952		17	1,929
1951		17	1,898
1950		17	1,871
1949		21	1,662
1948		23	1,556
1947		26	1,475
1946		23	1,501
1945		16	1,759
1944		23	1,433
1943		17	1,825
1942		21	1,585
1941		20	1,580
1940		20	1,565
1939		18	1,627
1938		17	1,732
1937		18	1,681
1936		20	1,537
1935		18	1,704
1934		25	1,382
1933		27	1,305
1932		25	1,421
1931		33	1,213
1930		25	1,492
1929		22	1,599
1928		35	1,224
1927		37	1,197
1926		30	1,351
1925		27	1,444
1924		29	1,409
1923		29	1,381
1922		29	1,389
1921		36	1,221
1920		38	1,179
1919		40	1,095
1918		40	1,091
1917		28	1,316
1916		37	1,069
1915		32	1,155
1914		30	1,049
1913		19	1,201
1912		19	1,091
1911		14	918
1910		10	1,107
1909		15	747
1908		12	818
1907		19	584
1906		7	1,101
1905		15	633
1904		18	534
1903		13	652
1902		11	733
1901		8	848
1900		25	467
1899		11	655
1898		13	632
1897		15	546
1896		18	495
1895		11	672
1894		14	563
1893		13	568
1892		16	519
1891		9	693
1890		20	412
1889		14	518
1888		17	479
1887		10	626
1886		22	380
1885		22	385
1884		23	372
1883		23	357
1882		33	305
1881		20	386
1880		16	462

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.