Simon

Meaning: Listening, hearkening
Origin: Hebrew — Greek form of Simeon

Meaning: Protector of victory
Origin: Germanic — From Sigmund

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

See how Simon ranks in other countries and regions.

#9 in Slovakia (2025, through 10 Dec 2025) · #22 in Czechia (2025) · #25 in Austria (2025) · #50 in France (2025) · #75 in Hungary (2025) · #101 in Belgium (2025) · #110 in Switzerland (2025) · #133 in Netherlands (2025) · #159 in Norway (2025) · #173 in Canada (2025) · #220 in Sweden (2025) · #244 in Ireland (2025) and 11 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 — Austrian Nazi hunter (1908–2005)
Simon Kuznets — American economist and statistician (1901–1985)
Simon Baker — Australian actor and director (born 1969)
Simon Cowell — English reality television judge, television producer and music executive (born 1959)
Simon Helberg — American actor and comedian (born 1980)
Simon Le Bon — English synth-pop musician and songwriter (born 1960)
Simon Harris — Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) of Ireland (born 1986)

In stories & tradition

Simon the Zealot — Apostle of Jesus
Simon of Cyrene — Man who was forced by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus
Simon Templar — Fictional character invented by Leslie Charteris

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, Former President of the Supreme Court of Israel (1906–1992).

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

Browse more boy names — popularity, trends and eras for 5,700+ American names, free.

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Service