Simone

What Simone means

Feminine form of Simon, meaning “sixpence coin”

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

Source: Wiktionary, “Simone” (revision 91716831) and “Simon” (revision 93673799), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Simone?

US: Falling: down from #825 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #2070 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1988, when 797 girls got the name (#311 that year). First in the US records in 1908.

How common

• About 1 in 6,328 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 14,071 baby girls 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 MA (0.37 per 1,000 girls), MD (0.35 per 1,000 girls), NY (0.32 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

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

US vs UK

Simone is #995 in the US and #1639 in England & Wales (2025).

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

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Simone were girls.

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

• Symone34 US
• Samone5 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.

Spelling variants on Wiktionary

• Symone

Listed as alternative forms on Wiktionary.

If you like Simone

Girls

• Stephanie#557Feminine form of Stephen, meaning “crown, wreath”^*
• Julie#872Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1958, with 18,215 babies; 308 in 2025
• Jacqueline#558Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #258 in 2015, #558 in 2025
• Jenna#679Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1985, with 6,436 babies; 418 in 2025
• Danielle#549Feminine form of Daniel, meaning “God is my judge”^*
• Gabrielle#632Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #204 in 2015, #632 in 2025

For a brother

• Joe#991Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1936, with 8,023 babies; 230 in 2025
• Andre#368Form of Andrew, meaning “manly”^*
• Austin#113“majestic”^*
• Harry#775Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1918, with 9,896 babies; 329 in 2025
• Louis#249“loud; famous + battle”^*
• Avery#291Editor’s note Down from #188 in 2015 to #291 in 2025 in the US

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