Simone

Where Simone comes from

From French Simone, feminine form of Simon.
— Wiktionary's entry for Simone
  • French
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1908
    Simone de Beauvoir born
    French philosopher, social theorist and activist
  2. 1908
    First appearance
    #2,101 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1909
    Simone Weil born
    French philosopher, writer, and social activist
  4. 1988
    Peak, #311
    797 babies named Simone — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2014
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #719.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from French.
Namesakes
  • Simone de Beauvoir · French philosopher, social theorist and activist, 1908–1986
  • Simone Weil · French philosopher, writer, and social activist, 1909–1943
  • Simone Signoret · French actress, 1921–1985
  • Simone Biles · American artistic gymnast, born 1997
  • Simone Veil · French politician, 1927–2017

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.