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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 656 babies (rank #87 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

4,813

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

656

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

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	656	#87
1997	457	#107
1998	400	#117
1999	321	#127
2000	260	#143
2001	239	#157
2002	200	#181
2003	174	#208
2004	229	#178
2005	156	#228
2006	182	#225
2007	164	#252
2008	188	#238
2009	140	#301
2010	166	#277
2011	146	#308
2012	170	#274
2013	151	#297
2014	150	#306
2015	134	#345
2016	130	#361