Sims Forename

207,260th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,419 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sims Forename Definition:

A male name derived from Simon.

Sims Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
75%
 
7781:465,98612,590
DR Congo
100%
2811:262,73210,825
Zambia
100%
1351:117,4435,152
India
 
63%
401:30,371,949621,251
Russia
 
60%
381:3,795,62420,422
South Africa
100%
181:3,029,59277,569
Philippines
100%
131:8,154,575122,416
England
100%
131:4,277,14841,317
Canada-101:3,313,33741,238
Thailand
100%
91:7,785,090119,233
Afghanistan
100%
81:4,077,94025,891
Kazakhstan-71:2,535,26417,782
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
Singapore-51:1,257,41116,611
Papua New Guinea
100%
51:1,630,463100,826
France-51:13,294,06836,843
Lesotho
100%
51:407,99922,262
Congo
100%
41:1,252,30119,043
Liberia
67%
 
31:1,470,68725,732
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Cambodia
50%
 
21:8,136,66551,498
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Belarus-21:4,741,19216,466
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Tajikistan
100%
11:8,374,9227,831
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Czechia
 
88%
11:10,656,16211,509
Belgium
100%
11:11,490,04143,727
Egypt
100%
11:91,900,94653,283
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Azerbaijan
100%
11:9,642,94442,290
Brazil
100%
11:214,236,154864,335
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Netherlands
81%
 
11:16,902,08343,152
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Malaysia-11:30,449,940373,101
Germany
78%
 
11:96,677,87695,912
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Italy
70%
 
11:61,062,09083,289
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Guam-11:160,6463,210

Sims (172,096) may also be a surname.

Sims Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name derived from Simon.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Sims Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simms89633/
Simse8985/
Shims8934/
Sim's8934/
Saims898/
Siems897/
Simss896/
Ssims892/
Simsh892/
Soims891/
Simns891/
Simst891/
Seims891/
Shaims8015/
Shimsh802/
Sjaims801/
Ssihms801/
Shimse801/
Shimss801/
Sciems801/
Simswa801/
Jims751,326/
Sins75110/
Gims7572/
Sems7551/
Syms7542/
Xims7537/
Simz7516/
Zims759/
Cims754/
Simx753/
Shimshe734/
Siyuems732/
Shaimss732/
Siweims731/
Simsova731/
Jaims67520/
Shins67487/
Shems67272/
Simje67148/
Jeims67131/
Djims6774/
Seems6755/
Jimse6752/
Sinse6730/
Cimse6729/
Jimms6729/
Jim's6729/
Chims6728/
Semse6723/
Jhims6721/
Xiams6719/
Simce6713/
Sinsh6711/
Seams6710/
Shyms677/
Jimsh676/
Gihms675/
Shimz675/
Siens675/
Zaims675/
Zhims674/
Jimst673/
Jimss673/
Gimse673/
Gimms673/
Semss672/
Giems672/
Symms672/
Suins672/
Symst672/
Semms672/
Sinns672/
Saimz672/
Jihms672/
Simze672/
Zimse671/
Suimsowa671/
Sym's671/
Sim'z671/
Simmx671/
Seyms671/
Sem's671/
Sayms671/
Zim's671/
Hgims671/
Scjms671/
Psmse671/
Psoms671/
Juims671/
Dgims671/
Joims671/
Simch671/

Sims Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sims in the Russian language
Симсsims-

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Footnotes

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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sims