Simon
The Greek rendering of Hebrew Shim'on, from a verb meaning to hear. A separate Greek name Simon, from simos, meaning snub-nosed, existed alongside it.
Simon in 2025
Simon was given to 1,529 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 442nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,168 babies born.
The history of Simon
Simon reached its highest point in 2015, when 1,653 babies were given the name, ranking 445th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 307th, in 1880.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 70,444 babies have been named Simon. Half of them were born before 2001, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Simon by decade
| Decade | Babies named Simon | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 841 | 307 |
| 1890s | 731 | 474 |
| 1900s | 778 | 554 |
| 1910s | 2,786 | 533 |
| 1920s | 3,215 | 608 |
| 1930s | 2,129 | 720 |
| 1940s | 2,073 | 841 |
| 1950s | 2,120 | 985 |
| 1960s | 2,199 | 1,067 |
| 1970s | 3,586 | 792 |
| 1980s | 5,430 | 663 |
| 1990s | 7,562 | 543 |
| 2000s | 13,444 | 468 |
| 2010s | 14,904 | 438 |
| 2020s | 8,646 | 442 |
Where Simon is heading
Simon has fallen 8% over the past decade, from 1,653 babies in 2015 to 1,529 in 2025.
Names like Simon
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Simon.