Simon
Last seen for girls in 2019 at #13,799 · #230 for boys in 2025, 1,529 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1886 · 97 births
- Debut · boys
- 88 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 70,283since 1880
Simon over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Simon has never cracked the top 100 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 | — | #230 | 1,529 | |
| 2024 | — | #251 | 1,412 | |
| 2023 | — | #248 | 1,410 | |
| 2022 | — | #241 | 1,457 | |
| 2021 | — | #248 | 1,429 | |
| 2020 | — | #249 | 1,409 | |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #257 | 1,418 |
| 2018 | — | #253 | 1,454 | |
| 2017 | — | #263 | 1,386 | |
| 2016 | — | #244 | 1,558 | |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #235 | 1,645 |
| 2014 | — | #231 | 1,619 | |
| 2013 | — | #228 | 1,616 | |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | #252 | 1,453 |
| 2011 | — | #254 | 1,363 | |
| 2010 | — | #250 | 1,368 | |
| 2009 | — | #261 | 1,335 | |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #259 | 1,350 |
| 2007 | — | #258 | 1,352 | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #239 | 1,418 |
| 2005 | — | #250 | 1,315 | |
| 2004 | — | #253 | 1,309 | |
| 2003 | — | #235 | 1,422 | |
| 2002 | — | #242 | 1,398 | |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #257 | 1,276 |
| 2000 | — | #263 | 1,253 | |
| 1999 | — | #267 | 1,128 | |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #300 | 950 |
| 1997 | — | #334 | 781 | |
| 1996 | — | #341 | 728 | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #369 | 648 |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | #356 | 678 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #352 | 668 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #348 | 688 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #372 | 619 |
| 1990 | — | #372 | 626 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #383 | 575 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #354 | 587 |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #343 | 581 |
| 1986 | — | #328 | 606 | |
| 1985 | — | #338 | 564 | |
| 1984 | — | #302 | 655 | |
| 1983 | — | #373 | 467 | |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #387 | 436 |
| 1981 | — | #374 | 464 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #372 | 460 |
| 1979 | — | #365 | 479 | |
| 1978 | — | #421 | 349 | |
| 1977 | — | #412 | 366 | |
| 1976 | — | #385 | 399 | |
| 1975 | — | #420 | 342 | |
| 1974 | — | #432 | 333 | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #419 | 347 |
| 1972 | — | #432 | 340 | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #447 | 338 |
| 1970 | — | #481 | 281 | |
| 1969 | — | #494 | 244 | |
| 1968 | — | #478 | 251 | |
| 1967 | — | #503 | 224 | |
| 1966 | — | #539 | 200 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #557 | 190 |
| 1964 | — | #525 | 221 | |
| 1963 | — | #548 | 211 | |
| 1962 | — | #551 | 204 | |
| 1961 | — | #526 | 227 | |
| 1960 | — | #531 | 222 | |
| 1959 | — | #550 | 202 | |
| 1958 | — | #551 | 197 | |
| 1957 | — | #536 | 209 | |
| 1956 | — | #520 | 210 | |
| 1955 | — | #491 | 224 | |
| 1954 | — | #482 | 224 | |
| 1953 | — | #492 | 204 | |
| 1952 | — | #464 | 230 | |
| 1951 | — | #483 | 195 | |
| 1950 | — | #443 | 225 | |
| 1949 | — | #466 | 199 | |
| 1948 | — | #449 | 220 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #440 | 231 |
| 1946 | — | #438 | 209 | |
| 1945 | — | #444 | 179 | |
| 1944 | — | #446 | 185 | |
| 1943 | — | #387 | 250 | |
| 1942 | — | #423 | 210 | |
| 1941 | — | #423 | 192 | |
| 1940 | — | #418 | 193 | |
| 1939 | — | #395 | 206 | |
| 1938 | — | #375 | 224 | |
| 1937 | — | #400 | 195 | |
| 1936 | — | #416 | 177 | |
| 1935 | — | #384 | 200 | |
| 1934 | — | #393 | 197 | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #389 | 196 |
| 1932 | — | #383 | 215 | |
| 1931 | — | #369 | 233 | |
| 1930 | — | #330 | 281 | |
| 1929 | — | #343 | 267 | |
| 1928 | — | #348 | 267 | |
| 1927 | — | #344 | 283 | |
| 1926 | — | #342 | 286 | |
| 1925 | — | #310 | 337 | |
| 1924 | — | #318 | 330 | |
| 1923 | — | #321 | 328 | |
| 1922 | — | #291 | 376 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #282 | 394 |
| 1920 | — | #310 | 342 | |
| 1919 | — | #276 | 363 | |
| 1918 | — | #275 | 374 | |
| 1917 | — | #268 | 358 | |
| 1916 | — | #272 | 352 | |
| 1915 | — | #270 | 326 | |
| 1914 | — | #261 | 274 | |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #246 | 238 |
| 1912 | — | #230 | 226 | |
| 1911 | — | #214 | 137 | |
| 1910 | — | #197 | 132 | |
| 1909 | — | #224 | 94 | |
| 1908 | — | #225 | 85 | |
| 1907 | — | #229 | 79 | |
| 1906 | — | #213 | 83 | |
| 1905 | — | #213 | 80 | |
| 1904 | — | #211 | 76 | |
| 1903 | — | #201 | 77 | |
| 1902 | — | #242 | 58 | |
| 1901 | — | #197 | 72 | |
| 1900 | — | #235 | 74 | |
| 1899 | — | #197 | 68 | |
| 1898 | — | #211 | 68 | |
| 1897 | — | #192 | 79 | |
| 1896 | — | #192 | 85 | |
| 1895 | — | #234 | 57 | |
| 1894 | — | #173 | 87 | |
| 1893 | — | #201 | 71 | |
| 1892 | — | #192 | 80 | |
| 1891 | — | #198 | 63 | |
| 1890 | — | #183 | 73 | |
| 1889 | — | #190 | 69 | |
| 1888 | — | #141 | 109 | |
| 1887 | — | #185 | 67 | |
| 1886 | — | #139 | 97 | |
| 1885 | — | #160 | 83 | |
| 1884 | — | #163 | 85 | |
| 1883 | — | #143 | 90 | |
| 1882 | — | #173 | 78 | |
| 1881 | — | #163 | 75 | |
| 1880 | — | #154 | 88 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Simon was already there! It came in at #154, and was given to 88 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1895–1908, when fewer than 86 boys a year got the name.
Where Simon is popular in 1916
- 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
- Louisiana#148 · 1 in 741
- New York#162 · 1 in 1,544
- New Jersey#167 · 1 in 2,020
- Massachusetts#178 · 1 in 2,076
- Pennsylvania#188 · 1 in 2,223
Best ever in a state: #16 in Alaska, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #148 | 20 | 1 in 741 |
| New York | #162 | 52 | 1 in 1,544 |
| New Jersey | #167 | 12 | 1 in 2,020 |
| Massachusetts | #178 | 14 | 1 in 2,076 |
| Pennsylvania | #188 | 33 | 1 in 2,223 |
| North Carolina | #205 | 18 | 1 in 1,397 |
| Alabama | #206 | 15 | 1 in 1,411 |
| Texas | #210 | 35 | 1 in 1,093 |
| South Carolina | #213 | 11 | 1 in 1,524 |
| Michigan | #225 | 14 | 1 in 1,970 |
| Mississippi | #227 | 11 | 1 in 1,473 |
| Ohio | #269 | 13 | 1 in 3,123 |
| Georgia | #286 | 11 | 1 in 2,375 |
| Wisconsin | #299 | 6 | 1 in 3,344 |
| Minnesota | #309 | 6 | 1 in 3,134 |
| Virginia | #317 | 6 | 1 in 3,075 |
| Illinois | #329 | 11 | 1 in 4,518 |
| Oklahoma | #360 | 5 | 1 in 3,111 |
| Arkansas | #363 | 5 | 1 in 2,740 |
| Missouri | #405 | 5 | 1 in 4,921 |
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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
- 21 spots since 2024 (#251 → #230)
- 19 spots since 2020 (#249 → #230)
- 5 spots since 2015 (#235 → #230)
- Biggest jump: 71 spots in 1984 (#373 → #302)
- Biggest drop: 61 spots in 1895 (#173 → #234)
Rise & fade · boys
6 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1886 at #139 (97 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,109
- Highest: 1 in 1,109 boys born in 1888 were named Simon (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,117 boys born in 2025 (0.09%)
- Its best rank, #139 in 1886, was only 1 in 1,142 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 21.2% of all boys named Simon (14,880) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 841 | #139 (1886) | #161 |
| 1890s | 731 | #173 (1894) | #197 |
| 1900s | 778 | #197 (1901) | #219 |
| 1910s | 2,780 | #197 (1910) | #251 |
| 1920s | 3,210 | #282 (1921) | #321 |
| 1930s | 2,124 | #330 (1930) | #383 |
| 1940s | 2,068 | #387 (1943) | #433 |
| 1950s | 2,120 | #443 (1950) | #501 |
| 1960s | 2,194 | #478 (1968) | #525 |
| 1970s | 3,574 | #365 (1979) | #421 |
| 1980s | 5,395 | #302 (1984) | #355 |
| 1990s | 7,514 | #267 (1999) | #341 |
| 2000s | 13,428 | #235 (2003) | #252 |
| 2010s | 14,880 | #228 (2013) | #247 |
| 2020s | 8,646 | #230 (2025) | #245 |
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.
Simon in 1916
boys
#272
352 births · 1 in 2,529 boys
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 2,529 of them was named Simon, which outranked 94.0% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Simon
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.