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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 1,645 babies (rank #235 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,402 boys (rank #252). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

68,893

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,645

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
In Firefly: Simon Tam — the doctor who gave up everything

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	88	#157
1881	75	#164
1882	78	#175
1883	90	#143
1884	85	#165
1885	83	#161
1886	97	#142
1887	67	#187
1888	109	#142
1889	69	#190
1890	73	#185
1891	63	#198
1892	80	#194
1893	71	#204
1894	87	#175
1895	57	#234
1896	85	#194
1897	79	#192
1898	68	#213
1899	68	#198
1900	74	#236
1901	72	#200
1902	58	#246
1903	77	#203
1904	76	#212
1905	80	#214
1906	83	#216
1907	79	#229
1908	85	#226
1909	94	#224
1910	132	#198
1911	137	#217
1912	226	#230
1913	238	#247
1914	274	#262
1915	326	#270
1916	352	#272
1917	358	#269
1918	374	#275
1919	363	#276
1920	342	#310
1921	394	#282
1922	376	#291
1923	328	#322
1924	330	#318
1925	337	#310
1926	286	#342
1927	283	#346
1928	267	#348
1929	267	#343
1930	281	#331
1931	233	#369
1932	215	#384
1933	196	#390
1934	197	#393
1935	200	#385
1936	177	#417
1937	195	#400
1938	224	#377
1939	206	#397
1940	193	#421
1941	192	#425
1942	210	#424
1943	250	#387
1944	185	#447
1945	179	#446
1946	209	#440
1947	231	#440
1948	220	#449
1949	199	#467
1950	225	#443
1951	195	#484
1952	230	#464
1953	204	#493
1954	224	#483
1955	224	#492
1956	210	#521
1957	209	#536
1958	197	#552
1959	202	#551
1960	222	#532
1961	226	#528
1962	204	#552
1963	211	#549
1964	221	#526
1965	190	#557
1966	200	#542
1967	223	#503
1968	251	#478
1969	243	#497
1970	281	#485
1971	337	#448
1972	342	#431
1973	347	#420
1974	333	#432
1975	342	#421
1976	400	#385
1977	366	#413
1978	349	#423
1979	479	#365
1980	460	#372
1981	464	#374
1982	436	#388
1983	467	#373
1984	655	#302
1985	564	#338
1986	606	#328
1987	580	#344
1988	587	#354
1989	575	#383
1990	626	#372
1991	619	#372
1992	688	#348
1993	668	#353
1994	678	#356
1995	647	#369
1996	728	#341
1997	781	#334
1998	950	#301
1999	1,128	#267
2000	1,253	#263
2001	1,276	#257
2002	1,398	#242
2003	1,422	#235
2004	1,309	#254
2005	1,314	#251
2006	1,417	#239
2007	1,352	#258
2008	1,350	#260
2009	1,335	#261
2010	1,367	#250
2011	1,363	#255
2012	1,452	#252
2013	1,616	#229
2014	1,619	#231
2015	1,645	#235
2016	1,558	#244
2017	1,385	#263
2018	1,452	#253
2019	1,418	#257
2020	1,408	#249
2021	1,429	#248
2022	1,456	#241
2023	1,410	#248
2024	1,402	#252