Simon

Meaning: “listening, hearkening”
Origin: Hebrew — From Shim'on

Meaning: “protector of victory”
Origin: Germanic — From Sigmundr or Sigemund

Nicknames: Sim

Boy's name · #230 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Simon was #142 in 1886, slipped to #557 by 1965, and has climbed back to #230 today. About 70,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Simon is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Simon is especially popular in Slovakia.

#9 in Slovakia (2025) · #22 in Czechia (2025) · #25 in Austria (2025) · #50 in France (2025) · #75 in Hungary (2025) · #103 in Belgium (2025) · #110 in Switzerland (2025) · #133 in Netherlands (2025) · #159 in Norway (2025) · #220 in Sweden (2025) · #251 in Ireland (2025) · #471 in New Zealand (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Simons

Simón Bolívar — Venezuelan statesman and military officer (1783–1830)
Simon Pegg — English actor (born 1970)
Simon van der Meer — Dutch physicist (1925–2011)
Simon Wiesenthal — Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter (1908–2005)
Simon Kuznets — Russian-born American economist and statistician (1901–1985)

In stories & tradition

Simon the Zealot — Apostle of Jesus
Simon of Cyrene — Gospel of Matthew (Bible)
Simon Templar — Meet the Tiger (book)

What Simons become

Among 8,127 notable people named Simon:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.32× more often than among typical names — e.g. Simon Agranat, Israeli judge (1906–1992).

Similar names: Shimon · Hugo · Silas · Otto · Solomon · Abraham

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