Names / Boy names
Simcha
Current rank
#1,741
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,741
in 2025
First recorded
1956
in U.S. data
Children named
2,200
since 1956
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,741 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A boys' name, Simcha first shows up in 1956. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Over 2,200 have carried it since records began.