How Many People Are Named Simeon?
people named Simeon are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 42,510 people in the US has this name
Based on 9,487 babies named Simeon in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
222 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Συμεων (Symeon), the Old Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name Shim'on (see SIMON). In the Old Testament this is the name of the second son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. In the New Testament the Greek rendering Σιμων (Simon) is more common, though Συμεων occurs belonging to a man who blessed the newborn Jesus. He is recognized as a saint in most Christian traditions.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Simeon (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Simeon alive today is about 24 years old, and 69% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Simeon first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2019, to 222 babies. In 2025, 197 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Simeon has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #360, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #1,094.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,094 |
| Best rank | #360 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,024 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Simeon alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Simeon were born in California than in any other state: about 615 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Simeon was given 2.1 times as often in Georgia, 1.8 times in New York and 1.8 times in Pennsylvania.
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