Shimon

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Shimon is ranked 932nd among boys in 2024 (247 births). Its best rank was 932nd, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #932outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024: 2470.01% of boys
Peak year: 2024247 births
Best rank: #932in 2024
Since 1947: 5,241people given the name

Babies named Shimon, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

5,241 boys have been named Shimon in the United States since 1947, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 247 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2011, and the 2010s alone account for 33%. It has spent 1 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Shimon
1940s	5
1950s	40
1960s	76
1970s	198
1980s	344
1990s	620
2000s	1,166
2010s	1,729
2020s	1,063

In 2024, its biggest year

Shimon was the 932nd most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Shimon

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

Other spellings in the data

Simon68,732 ever

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.