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Simindokht Simindokht — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ see-meen-DOKHT /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Silver-faced daughter (Persian + Shahnameh)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Persian)

A name that means "silver-faced daughter (persian + shahnameh)".

Simindokht is from the Persian سیمین‌دخت (Sīmīn-dokhtsilver-faced daughter) — foundational compound of foundational Persian sīmīn (silver/silver-faced) + dokht (daughter/girl). A modern American baby name in the broader Persian-Iranian heritage aesthetic. Simindokht is one of the foundational Persian feminine names — central to traditional Persian heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Simindokht — foundational legendary foundational *character in foundational Shahnameh** (foundational Book of Kings) — foundational ~1010 CE Persian national epic by foundational Hakim Abul-Qasem Ferdowsi (~940-1020 CE) — foundational wife of foundational Mehrab Kabuli + foundational mother of foundational Rudabeh (foundational beloved of foundational Zal + foundational grandmother of foundational Rostam — foundational greatest hero of Persian mythology) + foundational central to foundational Rostam-Sohrab tragedy foundational central narrative of Shahnameh + foundational central to foundational pan-Persian epic heritage spanning ~1,000 years + foundational ~50,000 couplets in Shahnameh + foundational central to foundational Persian + Tajik + Afghan + Kurdish cultural heritage; foundational also foundational compound naming heritage spanning foundational Simindokht (silver-daughter) + Simin (silver) + Simindokht-banou (silver-daughter lady) + Mahdokht (moon-daughter) + Shahrdokht (city-daughter) + foundational central to foundational Persian dokht feminine naming pattern. Notable bearer: Simin Daneshvar (1921-2012) — foundational Iranian novelist + foundational Savushun* (1969) — foundational best-selling Persian novel + foundational pioneering Iranian women's literature. Foundational Persian feminine name reflecting Persian epic heritage.

Featured throughout Persian heritage.

Silver-faced daughter (Persian). Foundational Persian-Iranian feminine + foundational Persian Sīmīn-dokht silver-faced daughter + foundational compound of Persian sīmīn silver/silver-faced + dokht daughter/girl + foundational Simindokht foundational legendary character in Shahnameh + foundational Book of Kings + foundational ~1010 CE Persian national epic by Hakim Abul-Qasem Ferdowsi ~940-1020 CE + foundational wife of Mehrab Kabuli + foundational mother of Rudabeh + foundational beloved of Zal + foundational grandmother of Rostam + foundational greatest hero of Persian mythology + foundational Rostam-Sohrab tragedy foundational central narrative of Shahnameh + foundational pan-Persian epic heritage spanning ~1,000 years + foundational ~50,000 couplets in Shahnameh + foundational Persian + Tajik + Afghan + Kurdish cultural heritage + foundational compound naming heritage + foundational Simindokht silver-daughter + Simin silver + Simindokht-banou silver-daughter lady + Mahdokht moon-daughter + Shahrdokht city-daughter + foundational Persian dokht feminine naming pattern + foundational Simin Daneshvar 1921-2012 + foundational Iranian novelist + foundational Savushun 1969 + foundational best-selling Persian novel + foundational pioneering Iranian women's literature.

The name in its native script.

سیمین‌دخت
Transliteration
Sīmīn-dokht
Pronunciation
/ siːmiːnˈdɒxt /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Simindokht stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Simindokht · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Simindokhts before her.

Real people
Simin Daneshvar
Iranian novelist + *Savushun* 1969 best-selling Persian novel + pioneering Iranian women's literature.
1921 – 2012
In fiction
Simindokht
Character in Shahnameh ~1010 CE + wife of Mehrab Kabuli + mother of Rudabeh + grandmother of Rostam + Rostam-Sohrab tragedy + Persian national epic by Ferdowsi.
Shahnameh

Names connected to Simindokht.

The number behind Simindokht.

6

The Nurturer

Simindokht reduces to six.

Why families chose this name.

"Persian silver-daughter. Ten letters. Simindokht."
Shokufeh · Mother of one · Kabul