How Many People Are Named Simon?
people named Simon are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,017 people in the US has this name
Based on 70,444 babies named Simon in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,653 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish form of SIMON. This name was borne by the South American revolutionary Simón Bolívar (1783-1830).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Simon (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Simon alive today is about 24 years old, and 71% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Simon first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2015, to 1,653 babies. In 2025, 1,529 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Simon has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #142, in 1886 and 1888. In 2025 it ranked #230.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #230 |
| Best rank | #142 (1886 and 1888) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #248 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Simon alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Simon were born in California than in any other state: about 7,117 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Simon was given 1.9 times as often in New Mexico, 1.7 times in District of Columbia and 1.5 times in Minnesota.
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