Sima
Featured in baby name books
Sima is a Hebrew name meaning “treasure,” and Arabic for “prize.”
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 10,000 Baby Names
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Usage of Sima in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Sima against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Sima is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Sima in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 65 girls were named Sima, making it the #2645 girls' name in the US. Since 1920, 2,125 girls have been named Sima, with the most (74) in 2024. It is most common, relative to births, in New York and New Jersey.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | #670 girls | 6 | Statistik Austria, 2025 |
| Israel | #258 girls | 34 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 2024 |
| Israel | #285 girls | 29 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 2024 |
| Sweden | #699 girls | 7 | Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket), 2025 |
| Israel | #162 girls (all ages) | 6,317 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 1949-2024 |
| Israel | #622 girls (all ages) | 575 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 1949-2024 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Sima
There are 87 towns and villages with Sima in their name, in 28 countries.
🇨🇳 China 30🇮🇳 India 11🇳🇵 Nepal 7🇰🇲 Comoros 5🇮🇩 Indonesia 4🇹🇭 Thailand 4🇦🇴 Angola 2🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sima | Anjouan, 🇰🇲 Comoros | 8,737 | Map |
| La Sima | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 13 | Map |
| Chak Sima | Bihar, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Datoi Sima | Southern Red Sea, 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – | Map |
| Deba-Sima | Southern Red Sea, 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – | Map |
| Dhaod Sima | Khulna Division, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – | Map |
| Sima | Huambo, 🇦🇴 Angola | – | Map |
| Sima | Benguela, 🇦🇴 Angola | – | Map |
| Sima | Nord, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – | Map |
| Sima | Boucle du Mouhoun, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Sima
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Sima in their name.
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Síma Tó | Bekes County, 🇭🇺 Hungary | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Sima as a pet name
FurryName has found 8 dogs named Sima in public pet registers, making it the #7,013 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (1), Laval (1), Toronto (1). Sima as a dog name →
Sima products
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