Simi
Meaning
“Samoan form of Sam/Simon: God has heard”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Simi has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
20 people · the #124,180 first name in Brazil · median age 58
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Simi
Most people given the name Simi in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Simi deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Simi truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Simi fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Simi travels
Yoruba · short for Similoluwa, 'be like God' (also a modern Nigerian pop-star name)
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