Simon Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: The name is associated with the popular childrenโ€™s game โ€œSimon Says,โ€ which has been a favorite for generations.

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A Deep Dive

Simon Overview

Meaning

Hearing, listening

Gender

Boy

Origin

Hebrew

Etymology

Originated from the Hebrew name โ€œShimโ€™on,โ€ meaning โ€œto hearโ€ or โ€œto be heard,โ€ and later adapted into Greek as โ€œSimon.โ€

Religion

Christianity, Judaism

Pronunciation

/หˆsaษชmษ™n/

Popularity

Simon is appreciated in many countries, including France, Germany, and the USA. In 2023, Simon ranked #258 for boys in the USA.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

5 letters

Numerology

7 (Analytical, Studious, Knowledgeable)

Name Styles

Classic, Traditional, Religious and Spiritual

Associated Traits

Thoughtful, dependable, creative

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Associated with Saint Simon the Zealot, one of the twelve apostles, and the biblical figure Simon Peter.

Name Day

October 28 (Catholic)
A Deep Dive

Simon Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Simeon, Simen, Simone, Szymon, Shimon

Common Nicknames

Sye, Simmy, Mons, Sion, Simy

Diminutives

Si, Sim, Simi, Mon, Siso

Famous People

  • Simon Cowell
    (British TV Producer)
  • Simon Pegg
    (British Actor)
  • Simon Baker
    (Australian Actor)
  • Simon Bolivar
    (Venezuelan Revolutionary)
  • Simon Wiesenthal
    (Austrian Nazi Hunter)
  • Simon Le Bon
    (British Musician)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Simon Basset
    ("Bridgerton," TV Series)
  • "Simon Says"
    (Film)
  • Simon Lewis
    ("The Mortal Instruments," Novel Series)
  • "Simon Birch"
    (Film)
  • Simon Cowell
    ("The X Factor," TV Series)
  • Simon Tam
    ("Firefly," TV Series)
  • "Simon and Garfunkel"
    (Music Duo)
  • Simon Gruber
    ("Die Hard with a Vengeance," Film)

Places

  • Simon Fraser University
    (British Columbia, Canada)
  • Simon Creek Vineyard & Winery
    (Wisconsin, USA)
  • Simon Cabaret Show
    (Phuket, Thailand)
  • Simon Shopping Destinations
    (Various Locations, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Simon?

Simon means โ€œlistenerโ€ or โ€œhe who hears.โ€ It represents qualities of attentiveness and understanding, suggesting a person who values communication and empathy.

What Is the Origin of The Name Simon?

The name Simon has its origins in the Hebrew name โ€œShimโ€™on,โ€ which means โ€œto hearโ€ or โ€œto be heard.โ€ It was later adapted into Greek as โ€œSimon,โ€ maintaining its original significance.

Simon Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Simon in the U.S. over the Years

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Top 3 Rankings#1391886#1411888#1431883

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Simon

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023248
(-7 from 2022)
1398
(-54 from 2022)
0.07635
2022241
(+7 from 2021)
1452
(+24 from 2021)
0.07752
2021248
(+1 from 2020)
1428
(+21 from 2020)
0.07622
2020249
(+8 from 2019)
1407
(-10 from 2019)
0.07607
2019257
(-4 from 2018)
1417
(-35 from 2018)
0.07373
2018253
(+10 from 2017)
1452
(+67 from 2017)
0.07470
2017263
(-20 from 2016)
1385
(-173 from 2016)
0.06998
2016243
(-8 from 2015)
1558
(-87 from 2015)
0.07691
2015235
(-4 from 2014)
1645
(+26 from 2014)
0.08046
2014231
(-2 from 2013)
1619
(+4 from 2013)
0.07901
2013229
(+23 from 2012)
1615
(+163 from 2012)
0.07992
2012252
(+3 from 2011)
1452
(+90 from 2011)
0.07156
2011255
(-5 from 2010)
1362
(-5 from 2010)
0.06705
2010250
(+11 from 2009)
1367
(+33 from 2009)
0.06654
2009261
(-2 from 2008)
1334
(-15 from 2008)
0.06290
2008259
(-1 from 2007)
1349
(-3 from 2007)
0.06187
2007258
(-19 from 2006)
1352
(-65 from 2006)
0.06104
2006239
(+12 from 2005)
1417
(+105 from 2005)
0.06463
2005251
(+2 from 2004)
1312
(+3 from 2004)
0.06167
2004253
(-18 from 2003)
1309
(-112 from 2003)
0.06194
2003235
(+7 from 2002)
1421
(+23 from 2002)
0.06763
2002242
(+15 from 2001)
1398
(+122 from 2001)
0.06765
2001257
(+6 from 2000)
1276
(+23 from 2000)
0.06169
2000263
(+4 from 1999)
1253
(+125 from 1999)
0.06000
1999267
(+33 from 1998)
1128
(+178 from 1998)
0.05532
1998300
(+34 from 1997)
950
(+169 from 1997)
0.04685
1997334
(+7 from 1996)
781
(+53 from 1996)
0.03909
1996341
(+28 from 1995)
728
(+81 from 1995)
0.03633
1995369
(-13 from 1994)
647
(-31 from 1994)
0.03217
1994356
(-4 from 1993)
678
(+10 from 1993)
0.03326
1993352
(-4 from 1992)
668
(-20 from 1992)
0.03234
1992348
(+24 from 1991)
688
(+69 from 1991)
0.03277
1991372
(+1 from 1990)
619
(-5 from 1990)
0.02920
1990373
(+10 from 1989)
624
(+49 from 1989)
0.02900
1989383
(-29 from 1988)
575
(-12 from 1988)
0.02743
1988354
(-11 from 1987)
587
(+7 from 1987)
0.02932
1987343
(-15 from 1986)
580
(-26 from 1986)
0.02974
1986328
(+10 from 1985)
606
(+42 from 1985)
0.03153
1985338
(-36 from 1984)
564
(-91 from 1984)
0.02931
1984302
(+71 from 1983)
655
(+189 from 1983)
0.03490
1983373
(+15 from 1982)
466
(+31 from 1982)
0.02501
1982388
(-14 from 1981)
435
(-29 from 1981)
0.02305
1981374
(-3 from 1980)
464
(+4 from 1980)
0.02491
1980371
(-6 from 1979)
460
(-19 from 1979)
0.02480
1979365
(+56 from 1978)
479
(+130 from 1978)
0.02674
1978421
(-9 from 1977)
349
(-17 from 1977)
0.02043
1977412
(-28 from 1976)
366
(-34 from 1976)
0.02141
1976384
(+36 from 1975)
400
(+58 from 1975)
0.02450
1975420
(+12 from 1974)
342
(+9 from 1974)
0.02108
1974432
(-13 from 1973)
333
(-14 from 1973)
0.02043
1973419
(+12 from 1972)
347
(+5 from 1972)
0.02150
1972431
(+16 from 1971)
342
(+5 from 1971)
0.02043
1971447
(+34 from 1970)
337
(+56 from 1970)
0.01854
1970481
(+16 from 1969)
281
(+38 from 1969)
0.01475
1969497
(-19 from 1968)
243
(-8 from 1968)
0.01328
1968478
(+25 from 1967)
251
(+28 from 1967)
0.01414
1967503
(+36 from 1966)
223
(+23 from 1966)
0.01253
1966539
(+18 from 1965)
200
(+10 from 1965)
0.01100
1965557
(-32 from 1964)
190
(-31 from 1964)
0.01003
1964525
(+23 from 1963)
221
(+10 from 1963)
0.01090
1963548
(+1 from 1962)
211
(+6 from 1962)
0.01022
1962549
(-21 from 1961)
205
(-20 from 1961)
0.00975
1961528
(+3 from 1960)
225
(+3 from 1960)
0.01043
1960531
(+19 from 1959)
222
(+20 from 1959)
0.01025
1959550
No change from 1958
202
(+5 from 1958)
0.00932
1958550
(-14 from 1957)
197
(-12 from 1957)
0.00914
1957536
(-16 from 1956)
209
(-1 from 1956)
0.00955
1956520
(-29 from 1955)
210
(-14 from 1955)
0.00978
1955491
(-9 from 1954)
224
No change from 1954
0.01072
1954482
(+10 from 1953)
224
(+20 from 1953)
0.01083
1953492
(-28 from 1952)
204
(-26 from 1952)
0.01019
1952464
(+19 from 1951)
230
(+35 from 1951)
0.01166
1951483
(-40 from 1950)
195
(-30 from 1950)
0.01020
1950443
(+23 from 1949)
225
(+26 from 1949)
0.01237
1949466
(-17 from 1948)
199
(-21 from 1948)
0.01104
1948449
(-9 from 1947)
220
(-11 from 1947)
0.01234
1947440
(-2 from 1946)
231
(+22 from 1946)
0.01244
1946438
(+6 from 1945)
209
(+30 from 1945)
0.01266
1945444
(+2 from 1944)
179
(-6 from 1944)
0.01305
1944446
(-59 from 1943)
185
(-65 from 1943)
0.01332
1943387
(+36 from 1942)
250
(+40 from 1942)
0.01719
1942423
No change from 1941
210
(+18 from 1941)
0.01491
1941423
(-5 from 1940)
192
(-1 from 1940)
0.01530
1940418
(-23 from 1939)
193
(-13 from 1939)
0.01627
1939395
(-20 from 1938)
206
(-18 from 1938)
0.01818
1938375
(+25 from 1937)
224
(+29 from 1937)
0.01971
1937400
(+16 from 1936)
195
(+18 from 1936)
0.01783
1936416
(-32 from 1935)
177
(-23 from 1935)
0.01663
1935384
(+9 from 1934)
200
(+3 from 1934)
0.01870
1934393
(-4 from 1933)
197
(+1 from 1933)
0.01855
1933389
(-6 from 1932)
196
(-19 from 1932)
0.01921
1932383
(-14 from 1931)
215
(-18 from 1931)
0.02001
1931369
(-39 from 1930)
233
(-48 from 1930)
0.02178
1930330
(+13 from 1929)
281
(+14 from 1929)
0.02488
1929343
(+5 from 1928)
267
No change from 1928
0.02411
1928348
(-4 from 1927)
267
(-16 from 1927)
0.02340
1927344
(-2 from 1926)
283
(-3 from 1926)
0.02436
1926342
(-32 from 1925)
286
(-51 from 1925)
0.02497
1925310
(+8 from 1924)
337
(+7 from 1924)
0.02927
1924318
(+3 from 1923)
330
(+2 from 1923)
0.02823
1923321
(-30 from 1922)
328
(-48 from 1922)
0.02897
1922291
(-9 from 1921)
376
(-18 from 1921)
0.03342
1921282
(+28 from 1920)
394
(+52 from 1920)
0.03462
1920310
(-34 from 1919)
342
(-21 from 1919)
0.03107
1919276
(-1 from 1918)
363
(-11 from 1918)
0.03575
1918275
(-7 from 1917)
374
(+16 from 1917)
0.03566
1917268
(+4 from 1916)
358
(+6 from 1916)
0.03732
1916272
(-2 from 1915)
352
(+26 from 1915)
0.03813
1915270
(-9 from 1914)
326
(+52 from 1914)
0.03701
1914261
(-15 from 1913)
274
(+36 from 1913)
0.04010
1913246
(-16 from 1912)
238
(+12 from 1912)
0.04438
1912230
(-16 from 1911)
226
(+89 from 1911)
0.05006
1911214
(-17 from 1910)
137
(+5 from 1910)
0.05675
1910197
(+27 from 1909)
132
(+38 from 1909)
0.06330
1909224
(+1 from 1908)
94
(+9 from 1908)
0.05315
1908225
(+4 from 1907)
85
(+6 from 1907)
0.05109
1907229
(-16 from 1906)
79
(-4 from 1906)
0.04982
1906213
No change from 1905
83
(+3 from 1905)
0.05761
1905213
(-2 from 1904)
80
(+4 from 1904)
0.05585
1904211
(-10 from 1903)
76
(-1 from 1903)
0.05487
1903201
(+41 from 1902)
77
(+19 from 1902)
0.05954
1902242
(-45 from 1901)
58
(-14 from 1901)
0.04369
1901197
(+38 from 1900)
72
(-2 from 1900)
0.06229
1900235
(-38 from 1899)
74
(+6 from 1899)
0.04564
1899197
(+14 from 1898)
68
No change from 1898
0.05903
1898211
(-19 from 1897)
68
(-11 from 1897)
0.05148
1897192
No change from 1896
79
(-6 from 1896)
0.06478
1896192
(+42 from 1895)
85
(+28 from 1895)
0.06586
1895234
(-61 from 1894)
57
(-30 from 1894)
0.04501
1894173
(+28 from 1893)
87
(+16 from 1893)
0.06966
1893201
(-9 from 1892)
71
(-9 from 1892)
0.05866
1892192
(+6 from 1891)
80
(+17 from 1891)
0.06086
1891198
(-15 from 1890)
63
(-10 from 1890)
0.05766
1890183
(+7 from 1889)
73
(+4 from 1889)
0.06099
1889190
(-49 from 1888)
69
(-40 from 1888)
0.05797
1888141
(+44 from 1887)
109
(+42 from 1887)
0.08391
1887185
(-46 from 1886)
67
(-30 from 1886)
0.06129
1886139
(+21 from 1885)
97
(+14 from 1885)
0.08148
1885160
(+3 from 1884)
83
(-2 from 1884)
0.07159
1884163
(-20 from 1883)
85
(-5 from 1883)
0.06925
1883143
(+30 from 1882)
90
(+12 from 1882)
0.08002
1882173
(-10 from 1881)
78
(+3 from 1881)
0.06392
1881163
(-9 from 1880)
75
(-13 from 1880)
0.06927
1880154
First SSA data recorded
88
First SSA data recorded
0.07432

American States Popularity Rankings for Simon

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

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Texas (TX)

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New York (NY)

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Pennsylvania (PA)

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Illinois (IL)

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Ohio (OH)

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Florida (FL)

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Michigan (MI)

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Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#1762021#1582022#1552023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#1292021#1592022#1332023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#3112021#3172022#2752023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#1592021#1602022#1652023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#3942021#3862022#3582023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#1992021#1792022#1732023

Wisconsin (WI)

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New Jersey (NJ)

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Virginia (VA)

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Louisiana (LA)

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Colorado (CO)

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Missouri (MO)

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Oregon (OR)

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Arizona (AZ)

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South Carolina (SC)

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Tennessee (TN)

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Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#2592021#2382022#3182023

Utah (UT)

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Kentucky (KY)

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Alabama (AL)

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New Mexico (NM)

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Iowa (IA)

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Kansas (KS)

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Connecticut (CT)

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Mississippi (MS)

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Oklahoma (OK)

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Nebraska (NE)

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District of Columbia (DC)

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Arkansas (AR)

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Maine (ME)

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Idaho (ID)

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Nevada (NV)

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New Hampshire (NH)

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North Dakota (ND)

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Alaska (AK)

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South Dakota (SD)

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Montana (MT)

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West Virginia (WV)

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Rhode Island (RI)

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Vermont (VT)

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Hawaii (HI)

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Wyoming (WY)

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Delaware (DE)

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Popularity Rankings for Simon in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Argentina

Argentina flagArgentina#182013#122014#112015

Popularity in Medieval England

Medieval England flagMedieval England#131377-1381

Popularity in Austria

Austria flagAustria#162020#162021#192022

Popularity in Denmark

Denmark flagDenmark#342011#482012#482013

Popularity in Slovakia

Slovakia flagSlovakia#382012#502013#502014

Popularity in France

France flagFrance#562020#572021#542022

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#672020#752021#962022

Popularity in Germany

Germany flagGermany#702021#762022#802023

Popularity in Hungary

Hungary flagHungary#732021#712022#712023

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#722015#1332022#1652023

Popularity in Other American Territories

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Northern Mariana Islands flag Northern Mariana Islands
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Popularity in Belgium

Belgium flagBelgium#802020#932021#972022

Popularity in Australia (NSW)

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Popularity in Norway

Norway flagNorway#1222021#992022#1172023

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#1392020#1082021#1142022

Popularity in Chile

Chile flagChile#1472006

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#1872021#1992022#1672023

Popularity in Czechia

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Popularity in Greenland

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Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#2962021#2762022#2432023

Popularity in Poland

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Popularity in Iceland

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Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#4162018#4182019#3112022

Popularity in New Zealand

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Popularity in England and Wales

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Popularity in Scotland

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Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Simon a Name for Boys or Girls?

Simon is traditionally a name for boys, likely due to its biblical origins and historical usage in male contexts.

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