Middle English origin
Source-reportedFrom Middle English Sym, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.
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- Wiktionary: SimCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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01 / Meaning & origin
Sim is a unisex given name documented in English, French and Vietnamese. English Wiktionary traces it to Middle English Sym.
Separate records with matching spellings: Sìm (Scottish Gaelic)
3 source accounts
From Middle English Sym, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.
From the flower Rhodomyrtus tomentosa.
Diminutif de Simone.
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United States, 2010: 5 boys (rank 12231). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Sim
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 16 | 442 | observed |
| 1881 | 20 | 375 | observed |
| 1882 | 33 | 298 | observed |
| 1883 | 23 | 346 | observed |
| 1884 | 23 | 369 | observed |
| 1885 | 22 | 380 | observed |
| 1886 | 22 | 369 | observed |
| 1887 | 10 | 583 | observed |
| 1888 | 17 | 464 | observed |
| 1889 | 14 | 498 | observed |
| 1890 | 20 | 405 | observed |
| 1891 | 9 | 635 | observed |
| 1892 | 16 | 497 | observed |
| 1893 | 13 | 538 | observed |
| 1894 | 14 | 543 | observed |
| 1895 | 11 | 640 | observed |
| 1896 | 18 | 481 | observed |
| 1897 | 15 | 515 | observed |
| 1898 | 13 | 611 | observed |
| 1899 | 11 | 613 | observed |
| 1900 | 25 | 455 | observed |
| 1901 | 8 | 779 | observed |
| 1902 | 11 | 687 | observed |
| 1903 | 13 | 619 | observed |
| 1904 | 18 | 515 | observed |
| 1905 | 15 | 615 | observed |
| 1906 | 7 | 1,004 | observed |
| 1907 | 19 | 559 | observed |
| 1908 | 12 | 779 | observed |
| 1909 | 15 | 714 | observed |
| 1910 | 10 | 1,045 | observed |
| 1911 | 14 | 896 | observed |
| 1912 | 19 | 1,059 | observed |
| 1913 | 19 | 1,173 | observed |
| 1914 | 30 | 1,019 | observed |
| 1915 | 32 | 1,141 | observed |
| 1916 | 37 | 1,058 | observed |
| 1917 | 28 | 1,291 | observed |
| 1918 | 40 | 1,079 | observed |
| 1919 | 40 | 1,082 | observed |
| 1920 | 38 | 1,157 | observed |
| 1921 | 36 | 1,199 | observed |
| 1922 | 29 | 1,367 | observed |
| 1923 | 29 | 1,358 | observed |
| 1924 | 29 | 1,380 | observed |
| 1925 | 27 | 1,425 | observed |
| 1926 | 30 | 1,331 | observed |
| 1927 | 37 | 1,178 | observed |
| 1928 | 35 | 1,211 | observed |
| 1929 | 22 | 1,564 | observed |
| 1930 | 25 | 1,463 | observed |
| 1931 | 33 | 1,194 | observed |
| 1932 | 25 | 1,387 | observed |
| 1933 | 27 | 1,281 | observed |
| 1934 | 25 | 1,357 | observed |
| 1935 | 18 | 1,656 | observed |
| 1936 | 20 | 1,505 | observed |
| 1937 | 18 | 1,627 | observed |
| 1938 | 17 | 1,689 | observed |
| 1939 | 18 | 1,578 | observed |
| 1940 | 20 | 1,519 | observed |
| 1941 | 20 | 1,532 | observed |
| 1942 | 21 | 1,537 | observed |
| 1943 | 17 | 1,764 | observed |
| 1944 | 23 | 1,400 | observed |
| 1945 | 16 | 1,697 | observed |
| 1946 | 23 | 1,475 | observed |
| 1947 | 26 | 1,449 | observed |
| 1948 | 22 | 1,559 | observed |
| 1949 | 22 | 1,583 | observed |
| 1950 | 17 | 1,815 | observed |
| 1951 | 17 | 1,838 | observed |
| 1952 | 17 | 1,856 | observed |
| 1953 | 23 | 1,592 | observed |
| 1954 | 19 | 1,762 | observed |
| 1955 | 17 | 1,902 | observed |
| 1956 | 9 | 2,798 | observed |
| 1957 | 18 | 1,887 | observed |
| 1958 | 16 | 2,026 | observed |
| 1959 | 15 | 2,111 | observed |
| 1960 | 13 | 2,315 | observed |
| 1961 | 9 | 2,900 | observed |
| 1962 | 11 | 2,504 | observed |
| 1963 | 15 | 2,115 | observed |
| 1964 | 13 | 2,310 | observed |
| 1965 | 10 | 2,617 | observed |
| 1966 | 6 | 3,537 | observed |
| 1967 | 5 | 3,966 | observed |
| 1968 | 17 | 1,962 | observed |
| 1969 | 6 | 3,935 | observed |
| 1970 | 8 | 3,521 | observed |
| 1971 | 8 | 3,658 | observed |
| 1972 | 9 | 3,344 | observed |
| 1973 | 10 | 3,223 | observed |
| 1974 | 9 | 3,558 | observed |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | 9 | 3,724 | observed |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | 5 | 5,772 | observed |
| 1979 | 5 | 6,056 | observed |
| 1980 | 5 | 6,250 | observed |
| 1981 | 8 | 4,509 | observed |
| 1982 | 11 | 3,692 | observed |
| 1983 | 8 | 4,499 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | 5 | 6,523 | observed |
| 1986 | 6 | 5,926 | observed |
| 1987 | 8 | 4,968 | observed |
| 1988 | 5 | 7,270 | observed |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | 5 | 8,868 | observed |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | 5 | 9,631 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | 5 | 10,667 | observed |
| 2003 | 5 | 10,894 | observed |
| 2004 | 5 | 11,356 | observed |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | 5 | 12,055 | observed |
| 2007 | 6 | 10,921 | observed |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | 5 | 12,231 | observed |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Sim” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Sim— “obedient”
_Sim_, _m._ _Eng._ Heb. obedient, 19
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.