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Simcha

Boy

Meaning of Simcha: Hebrew: 'joy'

Simcha is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1662nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1662

99 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,236

First recorded 1956 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 13 babies1984: 13 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 26 babies1989: 28 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 39 babies1993: 51 babies1994: 45 babies1995: 44 babies1996: 26 babies1997: 48 babies1998: 28 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 28 babies20002001: 46 babies2002: 37 babies2003: 48 babies2004: 50 babies2005: 52 babies2006: 59 babies2007: 49 babies2008: 50 babies2009: 51 babies2010: 56 babies20102011: 63 babies2012: 65 babies2013: 60 babies2014: 53 babies2015: 73 babies2016: 58 babies2017: 52 babies2018: 84 babies2019: 86 babies2020: 69 babies20202021: 84 babies2022: 79 babies2023: 68 babies2024: 74 babies2025: 99 babies
US babies named Simcha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 99.

Gender split

90% boys · 10% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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