Simon is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “listen.” In 2024 it was given to 1,402 boys in the United States.
Simon belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “listen” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Simon first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #142 in 1886, and in 2024 1,402 babies received the name — 68,732 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Simon means “listen” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Simon is a boy name. In 2024, 1,402 babies received the name in the US.
Simon comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Simon first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #142 in 1886, and 1,402 babies were given the name in 2024.
Simon is pronounced /ˈsaɪmən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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