Simeon
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning he has heard; god has heard.
Babies a year
211
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1066
28 babies
How Simeon has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2017 | #970 |
| 2019 | #964 |
Simeon by the numbers
In 2025, 28 babies in England and Wales were named Simeon. In the US, 211 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 216 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Simeon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- SimonGod has heard1,366 in the US (2017)
- Symeonhearkening; one who hears6 in the US (2017)
- Samsonhis name is sun; strong as the sun430 in the US (2017)
- Shimonhe has heard; a form of Simon173 in the US (2017)
- Symonhe has heard; a form of Simon12 in the US (2017)
- Sidonhunting; a biblical place name5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Simeon, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Simeon
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