Simba
Simba is a fictional character in Disney’s The Lion King franchise. He first appears as the main protagonist in The Lion King (1994), starting as a cub where he flees the Pride Lands after his father, Mufasa, is murdered by his uncle, Scar, who deceives Simba into believing he is responsible for the death.
Meaning & Origin of Simba
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Simba is a fictional character in Disney’s The Lion King franchise. He first appears as the main protagonist in The Lion King (1994), starting as a cub where he flees the Pride Lands after his father, Mufasa, is murdered by his uncle, Scar, who deceives Simba into believing he is responsible for the death.
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The Story of Simba
Simba first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 28 Simbas were born — ranking #3,879 that year. As of 2026, Simba ranks #5,784 for baby boys with 16 births, rising sharply (+38% over the past five years). In total, more than 188 Simbas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Simba
Simba is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 188 births in the dataset. Simba's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #3,879. Use the chart and map above to compare Simba'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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