Symeon
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.
- Biblical Greek
- Biblical Latin
Meaning & Origin of Symeon
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)
- Biblical Greek
- Biblical Latin
The Story of Symeon
American parents first put Symeon on the record books as a baby boy name in 1975, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 13 Symeons were born — ranking #5,296 that year. About 32% of every Symeon on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Symeon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 13 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 211 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Symeon
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About the name Symeon
Symeon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 211 births in the dataset. Symeon's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #5,296. Use the chart and map above to compare Symeon'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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