Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Sim

#3,203 most common boys' name of all time · #7,768 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2010

Rank among boys
#3,203
Rank overall
#7,768 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
114 of 146
All-time
1,933
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1918 #1,081
Best rank
#305 1882
Girls Boys peak 40/yr
1880190019201940196019802000

Sim is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2010 — 5 5 #12,252
2007 — 6 6 #10,934
2006 — 5 5 #12,077
2004 — 5 5 #11,367
2003 — 5 5 #10,908
2002 — 5 5 #10,689
1998 — 5 5 #9,645
1995 — 5 5 #8,883
1988 — 5 5 #7,295
1987 — 8 8 #4,981
1986 — 6 6 #5,942
1985 — 5 5 #6,562
1983 — 8 8 #4,514
1982 — 11 11 #3,700
1981 — 8 8 #4,519
1980 — 5 5 #6,276
1979 — 5 5 #6,091
1978 — 5 5 #5,802
1976 — 9 9 #3,737
1974 — 9 9 #3,572
1973 — 10 10 #3,237
1972 — 9 9 #3,358
1971 — 8 8 #3,672
1970 — 8 8 #3,533
1969 — 6 6 #3,957
1968 — 17 17 #1,965
1967 — 5 5 #3,986
1966 — 6 6 #3,556
1965 — 10 10 #2,629
1964 — 13 13 #2,316
1963 — 15 15 #2,123
1962 — 11 11 #2,521
1961 — 9 9 #2,913
1960 — 13 13 #2,323
1959 — 15 15 #2,116
1958 — 16 16 #2,032
1957 — 18 18 #1,892
1956 — 9 9 #2,811
1955 — 17 17 #1,908
1954 — 19 19 #1,765
1953 — 23 23 #1,594
1952 — 17 17 #1,862
1951 — 17 17 #1,842
1950 — 17 17 #1,822
1949 — 22 22 #1,583
1948 — 22 22 #1,566
1947 — 26 26 #1,452
1946 — 23 23 #1,476
1945 — 16 16 #1,703
1944 — 23 23 #1,401
1943 — 17 17 #1,768
1942 — 21 21 #1,538
1941 — 20 20 #1,537
1940 — 20 20 #1,524
1939 — 18 18 #1,585
1938 — 17 17 #1,697
1937 — 18 18 #1,647
1936 — 20 20 #1,511
1935 — 18 18 #1,659
1934 — 25 25 #1,362
1933 — 27 27 #1,286
1932 — 25 25 #1,392
1931 — 33 33 #1,197
1930 — 25 25 #1,465
1929 — 22 22 #1,567
1928 — 35 35 #1,213
1927 — 37 37 #1,182
1926 — 30 30 #1,335
1925 — 27 27 #1,429
1924 — 29 29 #1,382
1923 — 29 29 #1,362
1922 — 29 29 #1,370
1921 — 36 36 #1,201
1920 — 38 38 #1,158
1919 — 40 40 #1,086
1918 — 40 40 #1,081
1917 — 28 28 #1,294
1916 — 37 37 #1,060
1915 — 32 32 #1,141
1914 — 30 30 #1,022
1913 — 19 19 #1,177
1912 — 19 19 #1,062
1911 — 14 14 #907
1910 — 10 10 #1,056
1909 — 15 15 #723
1908 — 12 12 #787
1907 — 19 19 #572
1906 — 7 7 #1,021
1905 — 15 15 #622
1904 — 18 18 #522
1903 — 13 13 #634
1902 — 11 11 #704
1901 — 8 8 #794
1900 — 25 25 #460
1899 — 11 11 #635
1898 — 13 13 #619
1897 — 15 15 #527
1896 — 18 18 #490
1895 — 11 11 #649
1894 — 14 14 #551
1893 — 13 13 #548
1892 — 16 16 #505
1891 — 9 9 #652
1890 — 20 20 #410
1889 — 14 14 #510
1888 — 17 17 #471
1887 — 10 10 #597
1886 — 22 22 #380
1885 — 22 22 #385
1884 — 23 23 #374
1883 — 23 23 #356
1882 — 33 33 #305
1881 — 20 20 #383
1880 — 16 16 #462