Simon

What Simon means

Means “sixpence coin”

Alternative letter-case form of simon (“sixpence coin”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Simon” (revision 93673799), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Simon?

US: Steady: #235 in 2015, #230 now. England & Wales: Falling: down from #345 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1888, when 109 boys got the name (#141 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 1,117 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 4,316 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in DC (5.14 per 1,000 boys), VT (4.95 per 1,000 boys), MN (2.33 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Simon is #230 in the US and #606 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Simon were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Symon10 US
• Saimon7 US
• Saymon6 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Simon

Boys

• Zion#142Editor’s note Up from #227 in 2015 to #142 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 680 US boys in the 2025 records
• Malachi#134“my messenger”^*
• Johan#572Variant of Joan, meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Moses#515Editor’s note Down from #468 in 2015 to #515 in 2025 in the US
• Josiah#54Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #54 vs #226 in 2025
• Hezekiah#485“Yahu is My Strength”^*

For a sister

• Eve#519Editor’s note Down from #470 in 2015 to #519 in 2025 in the US
• Lydia#92“the region of Lydia”^*
• Selah#216“to hang”^*
• Azaria#638Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1988, with 6 babies
• Maya#62Editor’s note Steady in the US: #68 in 2015 and #62 in 2025. About 1 in 430 US girls in the 2025 records
• Lilith#277Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #586 in 2015, #277 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Bible, Hebrew, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Simon’s. Rank is US 2025.