Boy nameCurrently #252 in the USSteady
Simon
SY-mun//ˈsaɪmən//
2 syllablesPeak year: 20155 lettersStarts with S
Meaning & origin
He has heard
Simon comes from the Hebrew 'Shimon', meaning 'he has heard', and was the original name of the apostle Peter as well as another of the twelve apostles, Simon the Zealot. Its clean, classic sound has kept it steadily popular for centuries.
Simon's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Simon |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 88 |
| 1881 | 75 |
| 1882 | 78 |
| 1883 | 90 |
| 1884 | 85 |
| 1885 | 83 |
| 1886 | 97 |
| 1887 | 67 |
| 1888 | 109 |
| 1889 | 69 |
| 1890 | 73 |
| 1891 | 63 |
| 1892 | 80 |
| 1893 | 71 |
| 1894 | 87 |
| 1895 | 57 |
| 1896 | 85 |
| 1897 | 79 |
| 1898 | 68 |
| 1899 | 68 |
| 1900 | 74 |
| 1901 | 72 |
| 1902 | 58 |
| 1903 | 77 |
| 1904 | 76 |
| 1905 | 80 |
| 1906 | 83 |
| 1907 | 79 |
| 1908 | 85 |
| 1909 | 94 |
| 1910 | 132 |
| 1911 | 137 |
| 1912 | 226 |
| 1913 | 244 |
| 1914 | 274 |
| 1915 | 326 |
| 1916 | 352 |
| 1917 | 358 |
| 1918 | 374 |
| 1919 | 363 |
| 1920 | 342 |
| 1921 | 399 |
| 1922 | 376 |
| 1923 | 328 |
| 1924 | 330 |
| 1925 | 337 |
| 1926 | 286 |
| 1927 | 283 |
| 1928 | 267 |
| 1929 | 267 |
| 1930 | 281 |
| 1931 | 233 |
| 1932 | 215 |
| 1933 | 201 |
| 1934 | 197 |
| 1935 | 200 |
| 1936 | 177 |
| 1937 | 195 |
| 1938 | 224 |
| 1939 | 206 |
| 1940 | 193 |
| 1941 | 192 |
| 1942 | 210 |
| 1943 | 250 |
| 1944 | 185 |
| 1945 | 179 |
| 1946 | 209 |
| 1947 | 236 |
| 1948 | 220 |
| 1949 | 199 |
| 1950 | 225 |
| 1951 | 195 |
| 1952 | 230 |
| 1953 | 204 |
| 1954 | 224 |
| 1955 | 224 |
| 1956 | 210 |
| 1957 | 209 |
| 1958 | 197 |
| 1959 | 202 |
| 1960 | 222 |
| 1961 | 226 |
| 1962 | 204 |
| 1963 | 211 |
| 1964 | 221 |
| 1965 | 195 |
| 1966 | 200 |
| 1967 | 223 |
| 1968 | 251 |
| 1969 | 243 |
| 1970 | 281 |
| 1971 | 343 |
| 1972 | 342 |
| 1973 | 353 |
| 1974 | 333 |
| 1975 | 342 |
| 1976 | 400 |
| 1977 | 366 |
| 1978 | 349 |
| 1979 | 479 |
| 1980 | 466 |
| 1981 | 464 |
| 1982 | 442 |
| 1983 | 467 |
| 1984 | 655 |
| 1985 | 564 |
| 1986 | 606 |
| 1987 | 588 |
| 1988 | 597 |
| 1989 | 580 |
| 1990 | 626 |
| 1991 | 627 |
| 1992 | 697 |
| 1993 | 675 |
| 1994 | 688 |
| 1995 | 652 |
| 1996 | 728 |
| 1997 | 781 |
| 1998 | 959 |
| 1999 | 1,128 |
| 2000 | 1,253 |
| 2001 | 1,281 |
| 2002 | 1,398 |
| 2003 | 1,422 |
| 2004 | 1,309 |
| 2005 | 1,314 |
| 2006 | 1,422 |
| 2007 | 1,352 |
| 2008 | 1,356 |
| 2009 | 1,335 |
| 2010 | 1,367 |
| 2011 | 1,363 |
| 2012 | 1,462 |
| 2013 | 1,616 |
| 2014 | 1,619 |
| 2015 | 1,653 |
| 2016 | 1,558 |
| 2017 | 1,385 |
| 2018 | 1,452 |
| 2019 | 1,424 |
| 2020 | 1,408 |
| 2021 | 1,429 |
| 2022 | 1,456 |
| 2023 | 1,410 |
| 2024 | 1,402 |
Simon through the decades
- Simon peaked in 2015, when 1,653 babies were named Simon in the US.
- Simon currently ranks #252 in the US and is holding steady.
Nicknames
Si
Variants & spellings
XimenoSimón