Simon

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A few things about Simon you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Simon

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

Choose Simon and your child shares a first name with Simon Pegg, an English actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Simon, like who?” Simon Pegg's Wikipedia article is available in 106 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,117 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Simon, 1,529 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Simon would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySimon has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Simons, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1886, when it reached #139.
• 📍Where it's lovedSimon is most popular in Washington, D.C., where it ranks #60, followed by Vermont (#80) and Minnesota (#112). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Hebrew, Simon means “he has heard”. Our records link it to English, Greek and Hebrew roots.

About the name Simon

Simon is a boy name of English, Greek and Hebrew origin meaning “he has heard”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-mon”. US birth records list Simon for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked #139 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #230, with 1,529 babies.

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