Simon
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God has heard.
How Simon has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #235 |
| 2016 | #243 |
| 2017 | #263 |
| 2018 | #253 |
| 2019 | #257 |
| 2020 | #250 |
| 2021 | #248 |
| 2022 | #242 |
| 2023 | #248 |
| 2024 | #252 |
| 2025 | #230 |
Simon by the numbers
In 2025, 63 babies in England and Wales were named Simon. In the US, 1,366 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,643 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 1,300 American boys born that year was called Simon.
Names that come from Simon
Forms of Simon in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Simon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean God
Like Simon, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Simon
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