Simaya
Simayà is a barangay in the Basakan District of the city of Malaybalay, Philippines. As of 2015, it has a population of 4,161. It was formerly a sitio of Linabo and was converted into a regular barangay in 1954.
Meaning & Origin of Simaya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Simayà is a barangay in the Basakan District of the city of Malaybalay, Philippines. As of 2015, it has a population of 4,161. It was formerly a sitio of Linabo and was converted into a regular barangay in 1954.
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The Story of Simaya
Simaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2002, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 21 Simayas were born — ranking #6,109 that year. As of 2026, Simaya ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 198 Simayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Simaya
Simaya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 198 births in the dataset. Simaya's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #6,109. Use the chart and map above to compare Simaya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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