Sima

“Face (Persian); also treasure or precious (Hebrew/Aramaic)” — Persian/Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #2687 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Sima reached its best rank, #2458, in 2024 and ranked #2687 in 2025. About 2,100 girls have carried it since 1920. In New York and New Jersey it runs about 8× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,000 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 6,700 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Simas

Sima Samar — Afghanistani politician
Sima Sami Bahous — Jordanian diplomat
Sima Bina — Iranian musician, researcher, singer, painter
Sima Wali — Afghan human rights activist
Sima Kamil — Pakistani banker

What Simas become

Among 183 notable people named Sima:

Political leaders appear 1.91× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sima Samar, Afghanistani politician.

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