Semyon
Simeon is a given name, from the Hebrew שמעון, usually transliterated in English as Shimon. In Greek, it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon. It is a cognate of the name Simon.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Semyon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Simeon is a given name, from the Hebrew שמעון, usually transliterated in English as Shimon. In Greek, it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon. It is a cognate of the name Simon.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Semyon
Semyon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2014, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2014: 6 births, good for #10,716 nationwide. Semyon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Semyon
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- Semen
- Semion
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About the name Semyon
Semyon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Semyon's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #10,716. Use the chart and map above to compare Semyon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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