Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Son of Simon
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Shimon
Famous People
Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #931, 247 births); most recent 2025 (rank #960, 241 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 241 |
| 2024 | 247 |
| 2023 | 218 |
| 2022 | 190 |
| 2021 | 204 |
| 2020 | 204 |
| 2019 | 183 |
| 2018 | 193 |
| 2017 | 178 |
| 2016 | 184 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #1000, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1538, 17 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2024 | 30 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1993 (rank #1688, 7 births); most recent 2020 (rank #4177, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence