Is Simcha a boy or girl name?

Simcha is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,236 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.2% were girls and 89.8% were boys.

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Simcha

Recorded 1956–2025 · United States

Simcha was most popular in 2025, when 99 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,549 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,549, with 99 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,236 people named Simcha.

Simcha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Simcha’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Simcha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Simcha is mostly a boy’s name — 10.2% of the 2,236 Americans given it were girls and 89.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 5% girls and 95% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Simcha

Where Simcha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org