Simran
Meaning
meditation, absorbed in remembrance of God (Sikh American classic)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Simran peaked in the 2000s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Simran
Most people given the name Simran in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Simran deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Simran 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 Simran fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Simran travels
Punjabi and Sikh · meditative recollection of God's name (from Sanskrit smarana), central to the Sikh practice of naam simran
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