Simon

Meaning and origin of Simon

Popularity of Simon in France since 1986

• It peaked in 1991.
• Over recent years, Simon has been stable (−1.7% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Simon every 3 schools, all spellings combined.

Simon in English-speaking countries

Simon ranks 170^th in British Columbia (Canada), 177^th in Ontario (Canada) and 242^nd in United States, against 62^nd in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  170^th boys’ name71 babies in 3 years1 boy in 627−0.9% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  177^th boys’ name219 babies in 3 years1 boy in 776−4.7% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  242^nd boys’ name4,351 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,182+1.1% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  255^th boys’ name52 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,381

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  416^th boys’ name25 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,970

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  508^th boys’ name230 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,593−3.8% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  614^th boys’ name12 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,995

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Symon10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Simon

• Axel
• Mahé
• Noa
• Joseph
• Mathis
• Evan
• Imran
• Samuel
• Nathan
• Abel
• Noam
• Adem

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• 61^stTop 100 French boy names