# Simone (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/simone/  
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 | French |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /səˈməʊn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Si |
| Variant spellings | Symone, Simona, Symmone |
| US babies named this | 28,067 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 536 / 27,531 (98% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,414, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From French Simone, feminine form 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 444 | 646 |
| 2012 | 436 | 655 |
| 2013 | 427 | 671 |
| 2014 | 390 | 720 |
| 2015 | 340 | 826 |
| 2016 | 382 | 748 |
| 2017 | 376 | 748 |
| 2018 | 386 | 732 |
| 2019 | 406 | 707 |
| 2020 | 314 | 860 |
| 2021 | 312 | 874 |
| 2022 | 280 | 962 |
| 2023 | 287 | 927 |
| 2024 | 243 | 1,038 |
| 2025 | 254 | 998 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | 12,490 |
| 2004 | 7 | 9,791 |
| 2005 | 10 | 7,568 |
| 2006 | 11 | 7,345 |
| 2007 | 8 | 9,643 |
| 2009 | 6 | 12,262 |
| 2011 | 5 | 14,048 |
| 2012 | 5 | 13,922 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9,498 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9,442 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8,706 |
| 2018 | 12 | 7,063 |
| 2019 | 6 | 11,929 |
| 2023 | 5 | 13,889 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12,145 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 32 | 1,067 |
| 2012 | 28 | 1,184 |
| 2013 | 19 | 1,587 |
| 2014 | 12 | 2,203 |
| 2015 | 13 | 2,070 |
| 2016 | 12 | 2,233 |
| 2017 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2018 | 16 | 1,788 |
| 2019 | 11 | 2,286 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3,117 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1,962 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2,178 |
| 2023 | 23 | 1,371 |
| 2024 | 18 | 1,672 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1,639 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6 | 1,765 |
| 1997 | 8 | 1,454 |
| 1999 | 4 | 2,425 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3,036 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3,225 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3,467 |
| 2004 | 5 | 2,578 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3,687 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3,865 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4,747 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4,023 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 西蒙娜
- Czech: Simona
- Danish: Simone
- French: Simone
- German: Simone
- Italian: Simona
- Latvian: Simona
- Polish: Szymona, Ksymena, Simona
- Portuguese: Simone

## People named Simone

- Simone de Beauvoir, French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
- Simone Weil, French philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943)
- Simone Signoret, French actress (1921-1985)
- Simone Biles, American artistic gymnast
- Simone Veil, French politician (1927–2017)
- Simone Simons, Dutch singer
- Simone Simon, French actress
- Simone Ashley, British actress
- Simone Laudehr, German footballer
- Simone Battle, American singer and dancer (1989–2014)
- Simone Manuel, American swimmer
- Simone Hauswald, German biathlete

## 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.