Fun Facts About the Name Simi
- 550 babies named Simi: U.S. records list 550 babies given the name Simi from 1880 through 2025. Even 6 boys received the name Simi - about 1 boy for every 91 girls.
What Does the Name Simi Mean?
Simi is a Yoruba name from southwestern Nigeria. It comes from the Yoruba verb simi, which means "to rest" or "to take rest." Yoruba given names are frequently shortened in everyday speech, and Simi also appears as the carried element in longer names such as Similoluwa and Oluwasimi, where it is understood to express rest or repose. The short form on its own keeps that literal sense rather than describing a quality of the person.
Outside Yoruba use, the same spelling works as a familiar form of unrelated names. In South Asian communities Simi is used as a short form of longer names such as Simran, whose root carries the sense of "remembrance" or "meditation." These uses share only the spelling with the Yoruba name; they do not descend from the Yoruba verb simi.
Simi Name History & Origins
Yoruba naming builds on verbs, nouns, and references to God or to family circumstances, and longer names are commonly reduced to short forms for daily use. A child given a name such as Similoluwa or Oluwasimi may be called Simi at home, and the shortened form is also given as a name in its own right. Because the base verb means "to rest," the name is understood as a wish or statement of rest and relief rather than a description of the bearer.
Among South Asian families, Simi is used as an informal shortening of longer names, so the same spelling can stand for names with no connection to Yoruba. The two traditions developed separately, and the shared spelling is a coincidence of sound rather than a shared origin.
How Popular is the Name Simi?
Simi has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #3,965 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,965 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 2024 | #4,267 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2023 | #6,372 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #6,179 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #5,920 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #6,289 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #5,431 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #4,872 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #9,274 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #7,929 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #7,565 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #8,007 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #8,100 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #11,147 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #8,564 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #8,642 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #8,403 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #9,996 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #8,040 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #8,183 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #9,368 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #8,185 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #13,640 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #15,143 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #8,131 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #12,510 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #13,875 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #9,702 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #9,399 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #10,132 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #9,148 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #7,947 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #13,597 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #12,993 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #12,555 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,887 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #7,210 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #12,047 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #10,221 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #10,203 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #8,877 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #7,434 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #8,553 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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