# Simeon (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/simeon/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | “hearkening”, “listening” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɪ.mi.ən/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Sim |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 9,487 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 9,462 / 25 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,202, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Middle English Simeon, from Latin Simeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, “hearkening, listening”), originally referring to Simeon, a son of Jacob. Doublet of Simon.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5 | 11,048 |
| 1989 | 5 | 14,245 |
| 1997 | 5 | 15,804 |
| 2000 | 5 | 17,245 |
| 2011 | 5 | 19,182 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 172 | 1,087 |
| 2012 | 205 | 977 |
| 2013 | 178 | 1,060 |
| 2014 | 176 | 1,091 |
| 2015 | 204 | 1,004 |
| 2016 | 202 | 1,010 |
| 2017 | 214 | 971 |
| 2018 | 204 | 1,014 |
| 2019 | 222 | 965 |
| 2020 | 180 | 1,103 |
| 2021 | 182 | 1,124 |
| 2022 | 148 | 1,294 |
| 2023 | 184 | 1,141 |
| 2024 | 188 | 1,131 |
| 2025 | 197 | 1,094 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 37 | 812 |
| 2012 | 27 | 1,021 |
| 2013 | 38 | 804 |
| 2014 | 39 | 797 |
| 2015 | 34 | 888 |
| 2016 | 40 | 801 |
| 2017 | 54 | 650 |
| 2018 | 42 | 777 |
| 2019 | 52 | 663 |
| 2020 | 49 | 690 |
| 2021 | 28 | 1,023 |
| 2022 | 34 | 901 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1,042 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1,162 |
| 2025 | 28 | 1,066 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Симео́н
- Chinese: 西米恩
- Estonian: Siim
- Finnish: Simeoni
- Greek: Συμεών
- Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן, שמעון
- Portuguese: Simeão
- Russian: Семён, Симео́н
- Scottish Gaelic: Sìm

## People named Simeon

- Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician, mechanician and physicist (1781–1840)
- Simeon I of Bulgaria, Bulgarian Tsar who ruled from 893 to 927
- Simeon Stylites, Christian ascetic saint
- Simeon Solomon, British artist (1840 – 1905)
- Simeon Simeonov, Bulgarian footballer (1946-2000)
- Simeon Jackson, Canadian footballer
- Simeon Stylites the Younger, Christian Saint
- Simeon ten Holt, Dutch modern classical composer (1923-2012)
- Simeón Toribio, Filipino athlete (1905-1969)
- Siméon-François Berneux, French Roman Catholic missioner, bishop and saint (1814-1866)
- Simeon Slavchev, Bulgarian association football player
- Simeon Price, Amateur golfer (1882–1945)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.