Meaning and history
Simba means “lion” in Swahili. It has long been used as a word and personal name in East Africa, and it became internationally recognizable as the name of the central lion character in Disney’s The Lion King. Zimbabwean politician Simba Makoni is a notable real-life bearer.
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: 6 births, rank #11,037
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: 5 births, rank #12,108
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
20162016: 11 births, rank #7,157
2017: 8 births, rank #8,840
2018: 10 births, rank #7,617
2019: 12 births, rank #6,777
2020: 17 births, rank #5,235
20212021: 17 births, rank #5,338
2022: 18 births, rank #5,215
2023: 28 births, rank #3,883
2024: 11 births, rank #7,257
20252025: 14 births, rank #6,143
In 2025, 14 babies were recorded with the name Simba, ranking #6,143 among boys.