Simcha

Popularity Trends

The name Simcha is the #5,718 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,063 recorded births since 1956. This represents the 26.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 26.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,911 (36.5% percentile) for all time with 1,841 births since 1956. For girls, it ranks #5,494 (3.9% percentile) for all time with 222 births since 1979.

Simcha first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1956 (1956 for boys and 1979 for girls). Birth data for Simcha is available in 62 out of the 68 years between 1956 and 2023 (62 years for boys and 27 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Simcha has been given predominantly to boys, with 89.2% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 92.6% of babies named Simcha were boys.

For boys, Simcha reached its peak popularity in 2019, achieving the 8.8% percentile (ranked #836) with 45 births per million. The name was most common in 2019, with 45 births per million (ranked 8.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2017, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Simcha ranks #853 for boys (6.4% percentile) with 34 births per million, which is 76.9% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Simcha reached its peak popularity in 1989, achieving the 0.9% percentile (ranked #818) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 2010, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Simcha ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 46.7% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Simcha".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

222

Peak Births

Peak Year

1989

First Recorded

1979

Peak Percentile

0.9%

Current Percentile

0.0%

Peak Rank

#818

Current Rank

#947

Female statistics

Total Births

1,841

Peak Births

Peak Year

2019

First Recorded

1956

Peak Percentile

8.8%

Current Percentile

6.4%

Peak Rank

#836

Current Rank

#853

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Simcha", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Simcha.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Simcha's popularity from 1953 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Simcha at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Simcha range from Mordechai at 97.4% correlation to Alia at 96.6% correlation, with an average correlation level of 96.9%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Liana with 19.1K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Kalina with 4.0K births (100% girls).

Simcha's share of births peaked at 45.1 births per million in 2021 (6.1 for girls in 1989 and 44.8 for boys in 2019). It reached its lowest point of 2.3 births per million (5% of peak) in 1959. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Simcha had 37.3 births per million, 83% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Mordechai

6,332

97.39% (very strong)

Shlomo

5,222

97.39% (very strong)

Yitzchok

4,938

97.12% (very strong)

Moshe

16.6k

97.01% (very strong)

Yisroel

6,256

96.91% (very strong)

Yehuda

7,161

96.87% (very strong)

Amaris

9,358

96.74% (very strong)

Liana

19.1k

96.70% (very strong)

Khadija

4,780

96.67% (very strong)

Chaya

14.7k

96.66% (very strong)

Kalina

4,019

96.65% (very strong)

Alia

13k

96.58% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Simcha

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Simcha. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 73.2% confident that Simcha is pronounced as SIHM-kuh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is SIHM-huh, at 17.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.

SIHM-kuh

73.2%

SIHM-huh

17.1%

SEEM-kuh

9.8%

SIHM-kuh (2 syllables)

73.2% confidence

S IH1 M K AH0

SIHM-huh (2 syllables)

Verified

17.1% confidence

S IH1 M HH AH0

SEEM-kuh (2 syllables)

9.8% confidence

S IY1 M K AH0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like S IH1 M K AH0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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