Szymon
Szymon is a Polish version of the masculine given name Simon.
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Szymon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Szymon is a Polish version of the masculine given name Simon.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
The Story of Szymon
The earliest SSA record of Szymon as a baby boy name dates back to 1991, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 38 newborns named Szymon — #3,025 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 51% of all recorded Szymons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 423 Szymons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Szymon
Szymon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 423 births in the dataset. Szymon's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #3,025. Use the chart and map above to compare Szymon'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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