Sims is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1919 and has since faded.
Sims is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,794 for boy births in the United States (and #24,352 across all names), given to 6 babies. Sims was first reported in SSA data in 1900 and peaked in 1919 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,794 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #17,358 | — |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,930 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,774 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,923 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,145 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,491 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,369 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | — | #9,615 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | — | #5,503 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,777 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | — | #3,913 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | — | #4,530 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | — | #3,570 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | — | #3,175 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | — | #3,764 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | — | #3,282 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | — | #3,619 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | — | #3,689 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | — | #2,259 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | — | #3,391 |
| 1943 | 11 | — | — | #2,388 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | — | #3,877 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | — | #3,969 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | — | #3,222 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | — | #2,972 |
| 1932 | 10 | — | — | #2,616 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | — | #3,359 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | — | #3,906 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,652 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,712 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | — | #3,347 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | — | #2,569 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,819 |
| 1923 | 8 | — | — | #3,427 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | — | #4,249 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | — | #3,458 |
| 1919 | 18 | — | — | #1,869 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | — | #2,680 |
| 1917 | 9 | — | — | #2,921 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #4,437 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,691 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,767 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | — | #2,858 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | — | #1,566 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | — | #1,286 |