# Simran (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/simran/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Punjabi |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | Simi |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,000 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 134 / 2,866 (96% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 4,086, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Derived from Punjabi ਸਿਮਰਨ (simran). Doublet of simran.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 94 | 2,067 |
| 2012 | 60 | 2,898 |
| 2013 | 77 | 2,383 |
| 2014 | 68 | 2,612 |
| 2015 | 71 | 2,552 |
| 2016 | 68 | 2,616 |
| 2017 | 51 | 3,188 |
| 2018 | 47 | 3,390 |
| 2019 | 52 | 3,125 |
| 2020 | 39 | 3,771 |
| 2021 | 28 | 4,822 |
| 2022 | 30 | 4,660 |
| 2023 | 31 | 4,548 |
| 2024 | 36 | 4,103 |
| 2025 | 26 | 5,082 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 10 | 5,115 |
| 1990 | 8 | 6,332 |
| 1991 | 6 | 8,096 |
| 1992 | 8 | 6,612 |
| 1995 | 7 | 7,691 |
| 1996 | 13 | 4,842 |
| 1997 | 9 | 6,541 |
| 1998 | 15 | 4,612 |
| 1999 | 12 | 5,605 |
| 2000 | 10 | 6,760 |
| 2001 | 7 | 9,094 |
| 2002 | 6 | 10,474 |
| 2006 | 8 | 9,442 |
| 2008 | 5 | 14,311 |
| 2010 | 5 | 13,965 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 120 | 389 |
| 2012 | 121 | 388 |
| 2013 | 90 | 466 |
| 2014 | 90 | 478 |
| 2015 | 96 | 449 |
| 2016 | 76 | 553 |
| 2017 | 54 | 740 |
| 2018 | 59 | 680 |
| 2019 | 44 | 838 |
| 2020 | 31 | 1,065 |
| 2021 | 30 | 1,128 |
| 2022 | 28 | 1,180 |
| 2023 | 29 | 1,135 |
| 2024 | 26 | 1,262 |
| 2025 | 24 | 1,315 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13 | 1,055 |
| 1999 | 8 | 1,505 |
| 2000 | 12 | 1,167 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2,220 |
| 2002 | 7 | 1,799 |
| 2003 | 9 | 1,629 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3,009 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3,849 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4,052 |
| 2007 | 4 | 3,589 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4,527 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3,332 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |

## In other languages

- French: Simran
- Hindi: सिमरन
- Russian: Симран
- Spanish: Simran

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.