Shimon
Boy · shee-MOHN · Hebrew
Shimon is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he has heard”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 960th for boys in the US (241 babies).
What does Shimon mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew form of Simeon and Simon
“he has heard”
The Hebrew form of Simeon and Simon; in Genesis Simeon is the second son of Jacob and Leah.
- Say it
- shee-MOHN
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Is Shimon a girl's or a boy's name?
Shimon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK and 241 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shimon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Shimon, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,356th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 30 boys.
Half of all the boys named Shimon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Shimon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 30 | #1,064 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,389 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,356 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,398 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,203 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Shimon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #960among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 241about 1 in 7,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 241 boys in the US were named Shimon, making it the 960th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,017th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 255 boys. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the boys named Shimon in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shimon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 241 | #960 |
| 2024 | 255 | #915 |
| 2023 | 220 | #1,000 |
| 2022 | 190 | #1,119 |
| 2021 | 204 | #1,050 |
| 2020 | 204 | #1,017 |
| 2019 | 183 | #1,091 |
| 2018 | 193 | #1,052 |
| 2017 | 178 | #1,095 |
| 2016 | 184 | #1,073 |
| 2015 | 167 | #1,134 |
| 2014 | 171 | #1,117 |
| 2013 | 155 | #1,162 |
| 2012 | 165 | #1,115 |
| 2011 | 174 | #1,073 |
| 2010 | 159 | #1,159 |
| 2009 | 182 | #1,045 |
| 2008 | 133 | #1,303 |
| 2007 | 129 | #1,323 |
| 2006 | 129 | #1,289 |
| 2005 | 118 | #1,295 |
| 2004 | 108 | #1,347 |
| 2003 | 97 | #1,380 |
| 2002 | 80 | #1,540 |
| 2001 | 101 | #1,294 |
| 2000 | 89 | #1,397 |
| 1999 | 71 | #1,557 |
| 1998 | 63 | #1,639 |
| 1997 | 80 | #1,375 |
| 1996 | 72 | #1,432 |
| 1995 | 73 | #1,375 |
| 1994 | 63 | #1,490 |
| 1993 | 47 | #1,787 |
| 1992 | 54 | #1,616 |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,817 |
| 1990 | 54 | #1,542 |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,673 |
| 1988 | 39 | #1,763 |
| 1987 | 39 | #1,707 |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,616 |
| 1985 | 47 | #1,428 |
| 1984 | 38 | #1,580 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 30 | #1,849 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,337 |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,003 |
| 1979 | 26 | #1,991 |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,718 |
| 1977 | 22 | #2,131 |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,053 |
| 1975 | 27 | #1,786 |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,983 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,398 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,049 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,538 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
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