Simon
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Simon
Simon is pure and simple (not in the nursery rhyme sense), and an appealingly genuine Old and New Testament name that's not overused. These factors make Simon a stylish yet classic choice.
In the Bible, Simon was the second son of Jacob and Leah and the original name of Saint Peter, as well as the name of several New Testament figures. Historically, Simon Bolivar is known as The Liberator of Latin America.
The New Testament spelling of Simon (rather than Simeon) was probably influenced by the unrelated Greek name Simon, meaning "flat-nosed". The Hebrew Shim'on or Simeon means "He has heard". Later, it was also conflated with the Old English name Sigemund ("victory-protection") — so there's an element of several origins and meanings in the name.
Simon was one of the more appealing characters in Lord of the Flies, then became part of the British invasion of names that hit U.S. shores along with the Beatles. Other recent notable Simons include Simon Templar, aka The Saint; Simon Cowell, snarky judge on The X Factor; Simon Le Bon, lead singer of Duran Duran; and Simon Baker, Australian-born star of The Mentalist.
Simon is currently very popular in several European countries, including Austria, Denmark, France, Sweden, Switzerland and Belgium.
Simon is also given to girls.
Pronounced SY-mun.
As of October 2026, Simon ranked #230 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #142 in 1886, Nameberry popularity #63.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #231 | 1,619 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #235 | 1,645 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #244 | 1,558 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #263 | 1,385 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #253 | 1,452 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #257 | 1,418 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #249 | 1,408 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #248 | 1,429 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #241 | 1,456 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #248 | 1,410 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #252 | 1,402 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #230 | 1,529 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Simon on lists
Famous Simons
- Simon the ZealotBoy
Biblical apostle
- Simon MagusBoy
Biblical Samaritan converted by Philip the Evangelist
- Simon PeterBoy
original name of Saint Peter
- SimonBoy
father of Judas Iscariot (John 8:71)
- Simon Bolivar (born Jose Antonio de la Santisima Trinidad Bolivar y Palacios Ponte y Blanco)Boy
South American revolutionary
- Simon BakerBoy
Australian actor
- Simon Phillip CowellBoy
English music producer and TV competition show judge
- Simon FullerBoy
English producer who created the Pop Idol/American Idol franchise
- Simon HelbergBoy
American actor
- Simon Michael SchamaBoy
English historian
- Simon AmstellBoy
English comedian
- Simon John Charles Le BonBoy
lead singer of English band Duran Duran
- Simon John PeggBoy
English actor, comedian and director
- Simon NessmanBoy
Canadian male model
- Simon AspelinBoy
Swedish tennis player
- Simon ProulxBoy
Sénécal, Canadian ice dancer who represents Armenia
- Simon WilliamsBoy
English actor
- Simon TownshendBoy
English musician, brother of musician Pete Townshend
- Simon de MontfortBoy
6th Earl of Leicester, briefly ruled England after rebelling against Henry III
- Simon IV of MontfortBoy
lord of Montfort,l'Amaury, 5th earl of Leicester, French crusader
- Simon ThassiBoy
led 1st century B.C. Jewish revolt against the Seleucids
- Simon Solomon WebbeBoy
singer with English boy band Blue
- Simon Jonathon GallupBoy
bassist for English band The Cure
- Paul SimonBoy
American musician of Simon & Garfunkel
- Simon DominicBoy
South Korean rapper
- Simon van KempenBoy
husband of "The Real Housewives of New York" star Alex McCord
- Simon Edward Minter aka MiniminterBoy
British YouTuber
- Simon Philip YatesBoy
professional cyclist and 2018 Vuelta winner
- Simon BirdBoy
comedic actor from the UK
- Simon MajumdarBoy
British,born cookbook author
Simon in pop culture
- Simon LewisBoy
character in the "Mortal Instruments" series
- Simon TamBoy
a character from the TV show "Firefly"
- Simon SpierBoy
the main character in "Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda" By Becky Albertalli
- Simon SnowBoy
the main character of Rainbow Rowell's "Carry On"
- Simon the Digger ('Shimon')Boy
character from anime "Gurren Lagann"
- SimonBoy
character in book/movie "Lord of The Flies"
- Simon CamdenBoy
character on TV's "7th Heaven"
- Simon BelmontBoy
character from video game series "Castlevania"
- Simon LegreeBoy
cruel slave,owner in novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
- Simon TappertitBoy
apprentice to Gabriel Varden in "Barnaby Rudge"
- Simon CooperBoy
character from UK TV series "The Inbetweeners"
- Simon GraceBoy
character from the "Spiderwick Chronicles"
- SimonBoy
from "Alvin and the Chipmunks"
- Simon BellamyBoy
character on British TV series Misfits
- Simon MoonBoy
character on TV's "Frasier"
- Simon BeaumontBoy
character on TV's "Ravenswood"
- Simon JamesBoy
Jesse Eisenberg's character in movie "The Doubl"
- Simon SnowBoy
hero of a made,up book series in "Fangirl" by Rainbow Rowell
- Simon BlackquillBoy
character from video game 'Ace Attorney'
- Simon MonroeBoy
a character from the British TV show "In the Flesh"
- Simon BrownBoy
character in the "Nanny McPhee" series
- Simon "Wicksy" WicksBoy
character on British soap "EastEnders"
- Simon John BarlowBoy
character on British soap "Coronation Street"
- Simon HawkeBoy
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Simon AdamssonBoy
character in "Sims" series
- SimonBoy
British ship's cat awarded the Dickin Medal
- "SimonBoy
" 1980 movie, starring Alan Arkin
- "SimonBoy
" 2004 movie
- SimonBoy
pseudonymic writer of the 1977 'Simon Necronomicon"
- "SimonBoy
" album by the band Gruvis Malt
- "Simon & SimonBoy
" television series with brother detectives
- "Simon SaysBoy
" children's game
- Simple SimonBoy
nursery rhyme character
- Simon Fraser UniversityBoy
school in B.C., Canada
- Simon & SchusterBoy
U.S. book publishers
- Simon StaggBoy
character on TV's "The Flash"
- SimonBoy
character in Aphmau's YouTube series "Dreams of Estorra"
- SimonBoy
character in the horror movie "Session 9"
- Simon AsherBoy
character on ABC's "Quantico"
- Simon "Peter" DavidsonBoy
character in "Age of the Gray"
- Simon BatterseaBoy
character in Joan Aiken's "Wolves Chronicles" series
- Simon EmmettBoy
character in the webcomic "Riverside Extras" by Miri Chamberlain
- SimonBoy
electronic game of memory skill, available since 1978
- Simon WilliamsBoy
Character in avengers earth mightiest heroes show also known as Wonder Man.
- Simon LaurentBoy
main character in the animated series “Infinity Train”
- "Simon Lee, the Old Huntsman"Boy
A ballad in William Wordsworth's collection of poems, "Lyrical Ballads"
- Simon PetrikovBoy
character from Adventure Time, also known as "Ice King"