Simpson

Where Simpson comes from

Simpson hasn't made it into the dictionaries we draw on, and nobody well known enough for an encyclopedia has carried it yet — so for now its story is the one the SSA record tells. Names that spell a familiar sound a new way often live here for a while before anyone writes them down.

Along the way
  1. 1835
    Simpson Newland born
    pastoralist, author and politician in South Australia
  2. 1883
    First appearance
    #799 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1884
    Peak, #520
    13 babies named Simpson — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1885
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1926
    Simpson Kalisher born
    American photographer
In the dictionary

No dictionary entry for this spelling — which is its own kind of rare.

Namesakes
  • Simpson Newland · pastoralist, author and politician in South Australia, 1835–1925
  • Simpson Kalisher · American photographer, 1926–2023

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.