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

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Peak · boys
1886 · 97 births
Debut · boys
88 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
70,283
since 1880

Simon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Simon has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #139, 1886boys
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
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2301,529
2024—#2511,412
2023—#2481,410
2022—#2411,457
2021—#2481,429
2020—#2491,409
2019#13,7996#2571,418
2018—#2531,454
2017—#2631,386
2016—#2441,558
2015#11,8358#2351,645
2014—#2311,619
2013—#2281,616
2012#10,42910#2521,453
2011—#2541,363
2010—#2501,368
2009—#2611,335
2008#15,4056#2591,350
2007—#2581,352
2006#17,1685#2391,418
2005—#2501,315
2004—#2531,309
2003—#2351,422
2002—#2421,398
2001#15,3525#2571,276
2000—#2631,253
1999—#2671,128
1998#9,2609#300950
1997—#334781
1996—#341728
1995#13,3865#369648
1994#8,12210#356678
1993#10,5887#352668
1992#8,7349#348688
1991#9,3368#372619
1990—#372626
1989#12,3625#383575
1988#7,11110#354587
1987#7,9878#343581
1986—#328606
1985—#338564
1984—#302655
1983—#373467
1982#9,2376#387436
1981—#374464
1980#9,0956#372460
1979—#365479
1978—#421349
1977—#412366
1976—#385399
1975—#420342
1974—#432333
1973#7,4356#419347
1972—#432340
1971#7,3886#447338
1970—#481281
1969—#494244
1968—#478251
1967—#503224
1966—#539200
1965#6,5395#557190
1964—#525221
1963—#548211
1962—#551204
1961—#526227
1960—#531222
1959—#550202
1958—#551197
1957—#536209
1956—#520210
1955—#491224
1954—#482224
1953—#492204
1952—#464230
1951—#483195
1950—#443225
1949—#466199
1948—#449220
1947#5,2955#440231
1946—#438209
1945—#444179
1944—#446185
1943—#387250
1942—#423210
1941—#423192
1940—#418193
1939—#395206
1938—#375224
1937—#400195
1936—#416177
1935—#384200
1934—#393197
1933#4,2185#389196
1932—#383215
1931—#369233
1930—#330281
1929—#343267
1928—#348267
1927—#344283
1926—#342286
1925—#310337
1924—#318330
1923—#321328
1922—#291376
1921#5,0995#282394
1920—#310342
1919—#276363
1918—#275374
1917—#268358
1916—#272352
1915—#270326
1914—#261274
1913#2,8276#246238
1912—#230226
1911—#214137
1910—#197132
1909—#22494
1908—#22585
1907—#22979
1906—#21383
1905—#21380
1904—#21176
1903—#20177
1902—#24258
1901—#19772
1900—#23574
1899—#19768
1898—#21168
1897—#19279
1896—#19285
1895—#23457
1894—#17387
1893—#20171
1892—#19280
1891—#19863
1890—#18373
1889—#19069
1888—#141109
1887—#18567
1886—#13997
1885—#16083
1884—#16385
1883—#14390
1882—#17378
1881—#16375
1880—#15488
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 2015

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #86 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 262 boysAKMaine: #118 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 387 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Simon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #120 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 417 boysNHWashington: #143 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 593 boysWAIdaho: #238 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 795 boysIDMontana: #117 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 366 boysMTNorth Dakota: #149 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 426 boysNDMinnesota: #112 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 424 boysMNIllinois: #246 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,125 boysILWisconsin: #147 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 579 boysWIMichigan: #194 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 868 boysMINew York: #180 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 879 boysNYMassachusetts: #158 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 687 boysMARhode Island: #126 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 427 boysRIOregon: #166 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 625 boysORNevada: #331 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,509 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Simon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #170 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 466 boysSDIowa: #185 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 686 boysIAIndiana: #184 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 723 boysINOhio: #174 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 709 boysOHPennsylvania: #178 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 798 boysPANew Jersey: #218 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,040 boysNJConnecticut: #195 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 847 boysCTCalifornia: #295 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 1,479 boysCAUtah: #183 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 709 boysUTColorado: #194 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 728 boysCONebraska: #179 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 631 boysNEMissouri: #212 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 854 boysMOKentucky: #255 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,158 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Simon, so not publishedWVVirginia: #246 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,146 boysVAMaryland: #298 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,464 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Simon, so not publishedDEArizona: #435 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,464 boysAZNew Mexico: #314 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,266 boysNMKansas: #244 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 931 boysKSArkansas: #333 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,464 boysARTennessee: #260 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,107 boysTNNorth Carolina: #316 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,625 boysNCSouth Carolina: #369 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,956 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #88 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 292 boysDCOklahoma: #352 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,483 boysOKLouisiana: #363 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,699 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Simon, so not publishedMSAlabama: #369 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,783 boysALGeorgia: #286 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,374 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Simon, so not publishedHITexas: #300 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 1,425 boysTXFlorida: #287 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,513 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#86 · 1 in 262
  2. District of Columbia#88 · 1 in 292
  3. Minnesota#112 · 1 in 424
  4. Montana#117 · 1 in 366
  5. Maine#118 · 1 in 387

Best ever in a state: #16 in Alaska, 1918.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#86131 in 262
District of Columbia#88151 in 292
Minnesota#112671 in 424
Montana#117111 in 366
Maine#118121 in 387
New Hampshire#120111 in 417
Rhode Island#12691 in 427
Washington#143621 in 593
Wisconsin#147471 in 579
North Dakota#149101 in 426
Massachusetts#158431 in 687
Oregon#166291 in 625
South Dakota#17091 in 466
Ohio#174851 in 709
Pennsylvania#178751 in 798
Nebraska#179161 in 631
New York#1801171 in 879
Utah#183301 in 709
Indiana#184501 in 723
Iowa#185231 in 686
Colorado#194381 in 728
Michigan#194551 in 868
Connecticut#195171 in 847
Missouri#212371 in 854
New Jersey#218401 in 1,040
Idaho#238101 in 795
Kansas#244171 in 931
Illinois#246591 in 1,125
Virginia#246371 in 1,146
Kentucky#255191 in 1,158
Tennessee#260331 in 1,107
Georgia#286401 in 1,374
Florida#287651 in 1,513
California#2951531 in 1,479
Maryland#298191 in 1,464
Texas#3001321 in 1,425
New Mexico#31471 in 1,266
North Carolina#316321 in 1,625
Nevada#33191 in 1,509
Arkansas#333101 in 1,464
Oklahoma#352141 in 1,483
Louisiana#363151 in 1,699
Alabama#369131 in 1,783
South Carolina#369111 in 1,956
Arizona#435151 in 2,464
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Mississippi———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
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
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s841#139 (1886)#161
1890s731#173 (1894)#197
1900s778#197 (1901)#219
1910s2,780#197 (1910)#251
1920s3,210#282 (1921)#321
1930s2,124#330 (1930)#383
1940s2,068#387 (1943)#433
1950s2,120#443 (1950)#501
1960s2,194#478 (1968)#525
1970s3,574#365 (1979)#421
1980s5,395#302 (1984)#355
1990s7,514#267 (1999)#341
2000s13,428#235 (2003)#252
2010s14,880#228 (2013)#247
2020s8,646#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 2015

girls
#11,835
8 births · 1 in 223,137 girls
boys
#235
1,645 births · 1 in 1,165 boys

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #11,835Simon8

Top boys' names in 2015

  1. #1Noah19,680
  2. #2Liam18,410
  3. #3Mason16,675
  4. #4Jacob16,005
  5. #5William15,950
  6. #6Ethan15,103
  7. #7James14,865
  8. #8Alexander14,584
  9. #9Michael14,504
  10. #10Benjamin13,732
  11. #235Simon1,645
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 223,137 of them was named Simon, which outranked 38.1% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Simon
  1. #10,866Zuhra9
  2. #10,866Zuree9
  3. #10,866Zyia9
  4. #11,835Simon8
  5. #11,835Aadhira8
  6. #11,835Aakriti8
  7. #11,835Aalayiah8
  8. #13,006Aabha7
  9. #13,006Aadvika7
  10. #13,006Aaila7

Tied with 1,170 names at #11,835; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,984Alaia#2,648 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,835Meilani#2,781 → #946
  3. ↑ 1,733Aitana#2,648 → #915
  4. ↑ 1,387Aislinn#2,351 → #964
  5. ↑ 1,072Taya#2,049 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Isis#703 → #1,778
  2. ↓ 502Annabell#923 → #1,425
  3. ↓ 500Anabel#911 → #1,411
  4. ↓ 344Cindy#711 → #1,055
  5. ↓ 334Anabella#529 → #863

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 1,165 of them was named Simon, which outranked 98.3% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Simon
  1. #232Zane1,670
  2. #233Brooks1,652
  3. #233Judah1,652
  4. #235Simon1,645
  5. #236Griffin1,614
  6. #237Cody1,596
  7. #238Dawson1,594
Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,348Riaan#2,277 → #929
  2. ↑ 397Huxley#1,355 → #958
  3. ↑ 355Wilder#1,313 → #958
  4. ↑ 284Jaziel#1,218 → #934
  5. ↑ 268Canaan#1,074 → #806
Fallers
  1. ↓ 676Arnav#891 → #1,567
  2. ↓ 262Jayse#906 → #1,168
  3. ↓ 239Neymar#551 → #790
  4. ↓ 228Rylee#877 → #1,105
  5. ↓ 204Johnathon#915 → #1,119

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2015 →