Simeon
Last seen for girls in 2011 at #16,764 · #1,091 for boys in 2025, 197 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 23 births
- Debut · boys
- 23 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 9,462since 1880
Simeon over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Simeon has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,091 | 197 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,129 | 188 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,140 | 184 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,289 | 148 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,119 | 182 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,101 | 180 | |
| 2019 | — | #961 | 222 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,012 | 204 | |
| 2017 | — | #968 | 214 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,009 | 202 | |
| 2015 | — | #998 | 204 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,089 | 176 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,058 | 178 | |
| 2012 | — | #975 | 205 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #1,082 | 172 |
| 2010 | — | #997 | 196 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,004 | 196 | |
| 2008 | — | #954 | 210 | |
| 2007 | — | #919 | 215 | |
| 2006 | — | #948 | 196 | |
| 2005 | — | #849 | 216 | |
| 2004 | — | #849 | 209 | |
| 2003 | — | #828 | 211 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,026 | 149 | |
| 2001 | — | #981 | 156 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #895 | 174 |
| 1999 | — | #931 | 157 | |
| 1998 | — | #837 | 175 | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #941 | 143 |
| 1996 | — | #897 | 149 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,034 | 116 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,207 | 91 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,118 | 101 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,150 | 92 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,170 | 89 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,129 | 91 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #967 | 111 |
| 1988 | — | #1,058 | 88 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,067 | 80 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,028 | 81 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,083 | 73 | |
| 1984 | — | #931 | 89 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,006 | 77 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,019 | 79 | |
| 1981 | — | #890 | 100 | |
| 1980 | — | #894 | 100 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,070 | 69 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,121 | 61 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #963 | 79 |
| 1976 | — | #1,042 | 64 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,029 | 64 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,073 | 59 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,093 | 55 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,040 | 60 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,199 | 47 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,238 | 45 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,440 | 31 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,478 | 28 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,652 | 22 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,327 | 33 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,456 | 28 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,435 | 30 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,305 | 36 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,423 | 30 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,876 | 19 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,463 | 30 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,467 | 29 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,446 | 29 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,583 | 25 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,385 | 31 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,682 | 21 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,628 | 22 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,508 | 25 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,517 | 25 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,519 | 24 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,289 | 31 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,941 | 15 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,296 | 31 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,519 | 24 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,642 | 19 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,494 | 20 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,328 | 25 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,461 | 23 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,730 | 17 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,333 | 25 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,519 | 20 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,359 | 24 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,397 | 23 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,913 | 14 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,872 | 14 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,422 | 23 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,551 | 20 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,330 | 25 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,254 | 29 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,333 | 27 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,368 | 28 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,214 | 33 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,960 | 16 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,468 | 26 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,379 | 28 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,246 | 33 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,169 | 38 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,460 | 26 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,644 | 22 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,588 | 23 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,382 | 28 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,247 | 32 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,343 | 28 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,152 | 34 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,206 | 30 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,100 | 34 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,300 | 21 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,205 | 18 | |
| 1912 | — | #970 | 22 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,045 | 10 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,113 | 7 | |
| 1907 | — | #930 | 9 | |
| 1906 | — | #709 | 12 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
| 1904 | — | #966 | 7 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | #640 | 11 | |
| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #572 | 13 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1888 | — | #442 | 18 | |
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | #491 | 14 | |
| 1885 | — | #604 | 10 | |
| 1884 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1883 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1882 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1881 | — | #416 | 17 | |
| 1880 | — | #356 | 23 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Simeon was already there! It came in at #356, and was given to 23 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1891, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Simeon is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Kansas#451 · 1 in 2,237
- Colorado#549 · 1 in 3,062
- Minnesota#647 · 1 in 3,999
- Indiana#668 · 1 in 4,447
- Illinois#715 · 1 in 4,936
Best ever in a state: #23 in Alaska, 1932.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | #451 | 7 | 1 in 2,237 |
| Colorado | #549 | 9 | 1 in 3,062 |
| Minnesota | #647 | 7 | 1 in 3,999 |
| Indiana | #668 | 8 | 1 in 4,447 |
| Illinois | #715 | 13 | 1 in 4,936 |
| Pennsylvania | #725 | 10 | 1 in 5,923 |
| Georgia | #841 | 9 | 1 in 5,975 |
| Washington | #847 | 6 | 1 in 6,173 |
| Tennessee | #926 | 5 | 1 in 7,240 |
| Ohio | #962 | 7 | 1 in 8,474 |
| Virginia | #969 | 5 | 1 in 8,323 |
| Michigan | #981 | 6 | 1 in 7,957 |
| New Jersey | #986 | 5 | 1 in 8,305 |
| New York | #1,052 | 11 | 1 in 9,091 |
| Texas | #1,111 | 17 | 1 in 10,895 |
| California | #1,484 | 12 | 1 in 18,640 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 38 spots since 2024 (#1,129 → #1,091)
- 10 spots since 2020 (#1,101 → #1,091)
- 93 spots since 2015 (#998 → #1,091)
- Biggest jump: 377 spots in 1888 (#819 → #442)
- Biggest drop: 386 spots in 1890 (#498 → #884)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #356 (23 births)
- Births halved by 1885, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 46 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 46 yrs · run 1880–1890
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,804
- Highest: 1 in 4,804 boys born in 1880 were named Simeon (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,670 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 20.9% of all boys named Simeon (1,973) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 153 | #356 (1880) | #496 |
| 1890s | 65 | #572 (1892) | #806 |
| 1900s | 69 | #709 (1906) | #979 |
| 1910s | 238 | #970 (1912) | #1,176 |
| 1920s | 273 | #1,169 (1924) | #1,451 |
| 1930s | 227 | #1,254 (1932) | #1,480 |
| 1940s | 219 | #1,296 (1948) | #1,526 |
| 1950s | 262 | #1,289 (1950) | #1,502 |
| 1960s | 287 | #1,305 (1963) | #1,486 |
| 1970s | 603 | #963 (1977) | #1,087 |
| 1980s | 878 | #890 (1981) | #994 |
| 1990s | 1,204 | #837 (1998) | #1,041 |
| 2000s | 1,932 | #828 (2003) | #925 |
| 2010s | 1,973 | #961 (2019) | #1,015 |
| 2020s | 1,079 | #1,091 (2025) | #1,145 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Simeon in 2016
boys
#1,009
202 births · 1 in 9,395 boys
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 9,395 of them was named Simeon, which outranked 92.9% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).