Simone
Simone and Simona are given names that may be used as a masculine or feminine name, depending on the language.
- French
- English
- German
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Simone
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Simone and Simona are given names that may be used as a masculine or feminine name, depending on the language.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- English
- German
- Dutch
- Danish
- Portuguese
- Italian
The Story of Simone
American parents first put Simone on the record books as a baby girl name in 1908, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 797 Simones were born — ranking #311 that year. About 21% of every Simone on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Simone ranks #1,058 for baby girls with 235 births, falling sharply (-28%). All told, over 28K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Simone
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Simone. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Simone
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About the name Simone
Simone is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 28K births in the dataset. Simone's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #311. Use the chart and map above to compare Simone'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.