Simon
Simon is a given name, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʻôn, meaning "listen" or "hearing". It is also a classical Greek name, deriving from an adjective meaning "flat-nosed". In the first century AD, Simon was the most popular male name for Jews in Roman Judea.
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Meaning & Origin of Simon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Simon is a given name, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʻôn, meaning "listen" or "hearing". It is also a classical Greek name, deriving from an adjective meaning "flat-nosed". In the first century AD, Simon was the most popular male name for Jews in Roman Judea.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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- Danish
- German
- Dutch
- Hungarian
- Slovene
- Romanian
- Macedonian
- Armenian
- Georgian
- Biblical
- Biblical Latin
- Biblical Greek
- Ancient Greek
- Greek Mythology
- Czech
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- Spanish
The Story of Simon
Simon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 88 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 1,645 births, good for #235 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Simons. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #247 among baby boy names with 1,409 births, holding steady (0%). In total, more than 72K Simons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Simon
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Simon. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Simon
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About the name Simon
Simon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 72K births in the dataset. Simon's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #139. Use the chart and map above to compare Simon'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.