Meaning and history
Simon is the Greek and Latin form of the Hebrew name Shim'on, meaning "he has heard." The name is prominent in the New Testament through several figures, especially the apostle Simon Peter, and it remained common throughout Christian Europe. Famous bearers include South American independence leader Simón Bolívar and British music and television executive Simon Cowell.
20062006: 1,418 births, rank #239
2007: 1,352 births, rank #258
2008: 1,350 births, rank #259
2009: 1,335 births, rank #261
2010: 1,368 births, rank #250
20112011: 1,363 births, rank #254
2012: 1,453 births, rank #252
2013: 1,616 births, rank #228
2014: 1,619 births, rank #231
2015: 1,645 births, rank #235
20162016: 1,558 births, rank #244
2017: 1,386 births, rank #263
2018: 1,454 births, rank #253
2019: 1,418 births, rank #257
2020: 1,409 births, rank #249
20212021: 1,429 births, rank #248
2022: 1,457 births, rank #241
2023: 1,410 births, rank #248
2024: 1,412 births, rank #251
20252025: 1,529 births, rank #230
Simon rose from #251 to #230 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2015, with 1,645 births.