Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Simcha

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Joy

Pronunciation

s(i)-mcha, sim-cha

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1728, 94 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #9210, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14942, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025945
202474–
2023635
2022718
20217410
202069–
201986–
2018786
201752–
201658–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #2334, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20255
20244
20233
20225
2021–
20203
2019–
20183
20176
20169

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence