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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Simon has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | |
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 1993
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oregon#232 · 1 in 1,480
- Washington#233 · 1 in 1,439
- New York#252 · 1 in 1,765
- Indiana#253 · 1 in 2,036
- California#276 · 1 in 1,874
Best ever in a state: #16 in Alaska, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #232 | 13 | 1 in 1,480 |
| Washington | #233 | 24 | 1 in 1,439 |
| New York | #252 | 73 | 1 in 1,765 |
| Indiana | #253 | 19 | 1 in 2,036 |
| California | #276 | 147 | 1 in 1,874 |
| Kansas | #279 | 8 | 1 in 1,962 |
| Minnesota | #295 | 10 | 1 in 2,975 |
| Michigan | #307 | 26 | 1 in 2,450 |
| Wisconsin | #309 | 11 | 1 in 2,830 |
| Maryland | #320 | 12 | 1 in 2,535 |
| Kentucky | #321 | 7 | 1 in 3,417 |
| Pennsylvania | #327 | 24 | 1 in 3,156 |
| Massachusetts | #342 | 10 | 1 in 3,952 |
| Arizona | #351 | 12 | 1 in 2,564 |
| Ohio | #355 | 21 | 1 in 3,561 |
| Arkansas | #360 | 5 | 1 in 2,856 |
| Texas | #364 | 59 | 1 in 2,594 |
| Virginia | #377 | 13 | 1 in 3,159 |
| Illinois | #403 | 27 | 1 in 3,169 |
| Colorado | #404 | 7 | 1 in 3,476 |
| North Carolina | #410 | 13 | 1 in 3,451 |
| Tennessee | #430 | 8 | 1 in 4,306 |
| Georgia | #440 | 13 | 1 in 3,701 |
| South Carolina | #447 | 6 | 1 in 3,599 |
| New Jersey | #450 | 11 | 1 in 4,635 |
| Florida | #462 | 22 | 1 in 3,991 |
| Louisiana | #467 | 9 | 1 in 3,249 |
| Missouri | #476 | 7 | 1 in 5,097 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Simon
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1886 at #139 (97 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 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 1993
Top girls' names in 1993
Top boys' names in 1993
More about 1993
girls
1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 258,439 of them was named Simon, which outranked 33.0% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #9,559Zissy8
- #9,559Zoi8
- #9,559Zola8
- #10,588Simon7
- #10,588Aaisha7
- #10,588Aamina7
- #10,588Aasha7
- #11,780Abbigael6
- #11,780Abbye6
- #11,780Abbygale6
Tied with 1,191 names at #10,588; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 2,936 of them was named Simon, which outranked 96.5% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).