Simon

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Simon is a given name, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן Šimʻôn, meaning "listen" or "hearing". It is also a classical Greek name, deriving from an adjective meaning "flat-nosed". In the first century AD, Simon was the most popular male name for Jews in Roman Judea.

From Wikipedia

Simon first appears in the data in 1955 and has been recorded in 47 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1974 with 640 babies (rank #27 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Simon

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Simon yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

14,223

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

640

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Bridgerton: Simon Basset — Duke of Hastings
In Agatha Christie: Simon Doyle — Linnet's husband

Famous people named Simon

Simon Peggtelevision actor · b. 1970
Simon van der Meerinventor · b. 1925
Simon Wiesenthalautobiographer · b. 1908
Simon Kuznetsstatistician · b. 1901
Simon Mignoletassociation football player · b. 1988

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with S

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	66	#89
1956	67	#89
1957	70	#94
1958	84	#83
1959	91	#79
1960	114	#86
1961	145	#74
1962	122	#85
1963	167	#71
1964	194	#66
1965	270	#49
1966	270	#49
1967	352	#37
1968	432	#30
1969	488	#28
1970	564	#25
1971	630	#26
1972	626	#27
1973	617	#27
1974	640	#27
1975	593	#28
1976	575	#26
1977	520	#28
1978	435	#29
1979	430	#31
1980	460	#32
1981	468	#31
1982	537	#28
1983	494	#30
1984	447	#32
1985	466	#32
1986	421	#36
1987	387	#38
1988	397	#36
1989	330	#47
1990	270	#59
1991	275	#56
1992	174	#77
1993	130	#91
1994	127	#94
1995	89	#97
1996	87	#100
1997	94	#96
2014	1	#2,176
2015	4	#372
2016	1	#2,160
2017	2	#774