Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Simone

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
to hear, to be heard; reputation
Hearkening, listening; feminine form of Simon
French

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Simone

Pronunciation

s(i)-mo-ne

Famous People

Scottish actress Simone Lahbib

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #3092, 19 births); most recent 2024 (rank #10889, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #310, 798 births); most recent 2025 (rank #995, 254 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–254
20246241
20235287
2022–280
2021–311
2020–314
20196406
201812386
2017–375
20169382

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 1997 (rank #1454, 8 births); most recent 2017 (rank #4806, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #248, 158 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1639, 18 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025–18
2024–18
2023–23
2022–12
2021–14
2020–7
2019–11
2018–16
2017312
2016412

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 1996 (rank #2175, 5 births); most recent 2021 (rank #4981, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1924 (rank #9, 7,374 births); most recent 2023 (rank #634, 66 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–66
2022–54
2021350
2020–36
2019346
2018–43
2017–41
2016–21
2015–21
2014–22

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

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #187, 24 births); most recent 2024 (rank #869, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20243
2023–
20226
20213
2020–
20194
20183
2017–
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #144, 35 births); most recent 2012 (rank #665, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #213, 7 births); most recent 2007 (rank #413, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #189, 19 births); most recent 2023 (rank #514, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20236
20227
202114
20205
20199
201814
201713
201613
201511
201418

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence