# Simona (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/simona/  
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 | girls |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,038 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 4,038 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 599, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Latinized from French Simone, or borrowed from Italian Simona.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 56 | 3,045 |
| 2012 | 56 | 3,038 |
| 2013 | 56 | 3,001 |
| 2014 | 67 | 2,647 |
| 2015 | 56 | 3,053 |
| 2016 | 60 | 2,862 |
| 2017 | 58 | 2,900 |
| 2018 | 61 | 2,808 |
| 2019 | 55 | 2,993 |
| 2020 | 57 | 2,884 |
| 2021 | 42 | 3,666 |
| 2022 | 37 | 4,033 |
| 2023 | 56 | 3,011 |
| 2024 | 57 | 2,923 |
| 2025 | 44 | 3,509 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 26 | 1,225 |
| 2012 | 37 | 975 |
| 2013 | 34 | 1,048 |
| 2014 | 32 | 1,094 |
| 2015 | 27 | 1,240 |
| 2016 | 39 | 938 |
| 2017 | 34 | 1,043 |
| 2018 | 30 | 1,136 |
| 2019 | 21 | 1,439 |
| 2020 | 24 | 1,313 |
| 2021 | 31 | 1,102 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,685 |
| 2023 | 18 | 1,640 |
| 2024 | 18 | 1,672 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1,512 |

## People named Simona

- Simona Frapporti, cyclist
- Simona Dyankova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
- Simona Levi, artist and activist (born 1966)
- Simona Stašová, Czech actress
- Simona Peycheva, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
- Simona Postlerová, Czech actress (1964–2024)
- Simona Babčáková, Czech actress (*1973)
- Simona Necidová, Czech footballer
- Simona Brown, English actress
- Fausta Morganti, Captain Regent of San Marino (1944-2021)

## 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.