Simrah
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "lively conversation" or "good company".
Name Census estimates that about 251 living Americans carry the first name Simrah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Simrah today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Simrah births was 2010 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Simrah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
251
~ 1 in 1,365,555 Americans
Peak year
2010
31 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#14,977
Tracked since 2004
Popularity
Simrah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Simrah from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 152 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Simrah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Simrah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Simrahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. New York, Illinois, Texas recorded the most babies named Simrah, while Texas, Illinois, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 11 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Simrah
The name Simrah has its origins in the Sanskrit language, which was the classical language of ancient India and the liturgical language of Hinduism. It is believed to have been derived from the Sanskrit word "simra," which means "remembrance" or "memory." The name is thought to have originated during the Vedic period, which spanned from around 1500 BCE to 500 BCE.
In Hindu mythology, the name Simrah is mentioned in the Mahabharata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, for the throne of Hastinapura. While the exact context or character associated with the name Simrah is not entirely clear, its presence in this ancient text highlights its historical significance.
The earliest recorded use of the name Simrah can be traced back to the 7th century CE. One of the notable historical figures bearing this name was Simrah ibn Hinduan, a Damascene Islamic scholar and poet who lived during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 7th and 8th centuries. He was renowned for his expertise in Arabic language and literature.
Another prominent figure with the name Simrah was Simrah al-Fazari, a renowned Arab mathematician and astronomer who lived in the 9th century CE. He made significant contributions to the development of algebra and trigonometry, and his works were widely studied in the Islamic world during the medieval period.
In the 12th century, Simrah al-Qurtubi was a renowned Islamic scholar and jurist from Cordoba, Spain. He was known for his expertise in Islamic jurisprudence and his influential work, "Al-Tafri," which was a comprehensive treatise on Islamic law.
Another notable figure bearing the name Simrah was Simrah al-Nahrawani, an influential Persian mystic and Sufi poet who lived in the 12th century CE. His poetry and teachings had a profound impact on the development of Sufism, a mystical branch of Islam, in the region.
Simrah ibn Ammar was a prominent Arab poet and scholar who lived in the 13th century CE. He was highly regarded for his mastery of the Arabic language and his poetic compositions, which were widely celebrated in the literary circles of his time.
People
Simrah + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Simrah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Simrah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 251 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Simrah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,365,555 US residents.
Is Simrah a common name?
We classify Simrah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 253 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Simrah most popular?
The single biggest year for Simrah was 2010, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Simrah is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Simrah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Simrah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.