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A name. A world of connections.
“listen or hearing”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Shimon is a masculine given name documented in English, Dutch and Finnish. English Wiktionary traces it to Hebrew שמעון. It is a form of Simon, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “listen or hearing”.
3 source accounts
Meaning: “listen or hearing”
Transliteration of Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (shimon).
De l’hébreu שמעון, šim‘ōn.
hebr.
02 / Across borders
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 241 boys (rank 960). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Shimon
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | 5 | 3,733 | observed |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | 5 | 3,827 | observed |
| 1955 | 6 | 3,505 | observed |
| 1956 | 6 | 3,535 | observed |
| 1957 | 7 | 3,257 | observed |
| 1958 | 8 | 3,033 | observed |
| 1959 | 8 | 3,037 | observed |
| 1960 | 6 | 3,665 | observed |
| 1961 | 11 | 2,538 | observed |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | 11 | 2,539 | observed |
| 1964 | 8 | 3,050 | observed |
| 1965 | 5 | 3,930 | observed |
| 1966 | 8 | 2,986 | observed |
| 1967 | 8 | 2,985 | observed |
| 1968 | 8 | 3,107 | observed |
| 1969 | 11 | 2,682 | observed |
| 1970 | 15 | 2,399 | observed |
| 1971 | 10 | 3,146 | observed |
| 1972 | 12 | 2,819 | observed |
| 1973 | 10 | 3,223 | observed |
| 1974 | 22 | 1,983 | observed |
| 1975 | 27 | 1,787 | observed |
| 1976 | 23 | 2,054 | observed |
| 1977 | 22 | 2,131 | observed |
| 1978 | 31 | 1,718 | observed |
| 1979 | 26 | 1,991 | observed |
| 1980 | 27 | 2,003 | observed |
| 1981 | 21 | 2,338 | observed |
| 1982 | 30 | 1,850 | observed |
| 1983 | 17 | 2,676 | observed |
| 1984 | 38 | 1,581 | observed |
| 1985 | 47 | 1,429 | observed |
| 1986 | 40 | 1,617 | observed |
| 1987 | 39 | 1,709 | observed |
| 1988 | 39 | 1,768 | observed |
| 1989 | 46 | 1,678 | observed |
| 1990 | 54 | 1,547 | observed |
| 1991 | 43 | 1,823 | observed |
| 1992 | 54 | 1,621 | observed |
| 1993 | 47 | 1,792 | observed |
| 1994 | 63 | 1,495 | observed |
| 1995 | 73 | 1,380 | observed |
| 1996 | 72 | 1,434 | observed |
| 1997 | 80 | 1,378 | observed |
| 1998 | 63 | 1,642 | observed |
| 1999 | 71 | 1,560 | observed |
| 2000 | 89 | 1,401 | observed |
| 2001 | 101 | 1,298 | observed |
| 2002 | 80 | 1,543 | observed |
| 2003 | 97 | 1,381 | observed |
| 2004 | 108 | 1,349 | observed |
| 2005 | 118 | 1,296 | observed |
| 2006 | 129 | 1,289 | observed |
| 2007 | 129 | 1,323 | observed |
| 2008 | 133 | 1,303 | observed |
| 2009 | 182 | 1,045 | observed |
| 2010 | 159 | 1,159 | observed |
| 2011 | 174 | 1,073 | observed |
| 2012 | 165 | 1,115 | observed |
| 2013 | 155 | 1,162 | observed |
| 2014 | 171 | 1,117 | observed |
| 2015 | 167 | 1,134 | observed |
| 2016 | 184 | 1,073 | observed |
| 2017 | 178 | 1,095 | observed |
| 2018 | 193 | 1,052 | observed |
| 2019 | 183 | 1,091 | observed |
| 2020 | 204 | 1,017 | observed |
| 2021 | 204 | 1,050 | observed |
| 2022 | 190 | 1,119 | observed |
| 2023 | 220 | 1,000 | observed |
| 2024 | 255 | 915 | observed |
| 2025 | 241 | 960 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Shimon” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Israeli politician (1923–2016) –Former President of Israel (2007–2014) and Prime Minister of Israel (1977, 1984–1986, 1995–1996)
2nd-century BC Jewish scribe, author of Sirach
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Jewish High Priest during the time of the Second Temple
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
