All over the world, Simcha (שמחה 
, Simcha 
, Симха 
) is a rare epicene first name. The forename Simcha is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Greece, where it is a rare female name, and Poland, where it is a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Israel, the United States, and Poland. Very seldom, Simcha is the last name as well as the forename.
| simcha rappaport Ukrainian rabbi (b. 1650) |
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simcha reuben edelmann Russian grammarian (b. 1821) |
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| simcha bunim de peshischa PL (b. 1765) |
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simcha bamberger (b. 1832) |
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| simcha zissel ziv one of the foremost students of Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, LT (b. 1824) |
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simcha bunim alter Rebbe of the Hasidic dynasty (1898-1992), PL (b. 1898) |
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| simcha janower BY (b. 1846) |
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| simcha zelig reguer (b. 1864) |
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| simcha sanderoos holocaust victim, b. 1876-02-25 (b. 1876) |
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simcha krauss American Zionist and rabbi, US (b. 1937) |
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simcha shirman German-born Israeli photographer and educator (b. 1947), DE (b. 1947) |
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| simcha selina ancona holocaust victim, b. 1899-04-21 (b. 1899) |
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| simcha wasserman French rabbi, FR (b. 1900) |
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simcha jacobovici Canadian film director, CA (b. 1953) |
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| simcha sheps haredi rabbi, PL (b. 1908) |
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