Simeon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SIM-ee-on
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,133 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,091 for boys
Simeon is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he has heard”. In 2025 it ranked 1,133rd for boys in the UK (28 babies) and 1,091st for boys in the US (197 babies).
What does Simeon mean?
Hebrew
“he has heard”
In Luke's Gospel, Simeon is the old man who blesses the infant Jesus in the Temple.
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Is Simeon a girl's or a boy's name?
Simeon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 boys in the UK and 197 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Simeon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,133rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28 about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the UK were named Simeon, making it the 1,133rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 737th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 68 boys.
Half of all the boys named Simeon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,066th in England and Wales.
Simeon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #1,133 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,230 |
| 2023 | 28 | #1,131 |
| 2022 | 34 | #971 |
| 2021 | 30 | #1,064 |
| 2020 | 50 | #737 |
| 2019 | 56 | #679 |
| 2018 | 44 | #807 |
| 2017 | 56 | #693 |
| 2016 | 42 | #838 |
| 2015 | 35 | #946 |
| 2014 | 39 | #860 |
| 2013 | 38 | #873 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,099 |
| 2011 | 37 | #878 |
| 2010 | 30 | #1,019 |
| 2009 | 43 | #760 |
| 2008 | 39 | #806 |
| 2007 | 42 | #742 |
| 2006 | 32 | #864 |
| 2005 | 51 | #576 |
| 2004 | 32 | #782 |
| 2003 | 42 | #603 |
| 2002 | 42 | #556 |
| 2001 | 26 | #748 |
| 2000 | 51 | #466 |
| 1999 | 47 | #497 |
| 1998 | 55 | #441 |
| 1997 | 55 | #432 |
| 1996 | 68 | #369 |
How popular is Simeon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,091st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 197 about 1 in 8,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 197 boys in the US were named Simeon, making it the 1,091st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,101st. Its busiest year was 2019, with 222 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Simeon than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Simeon in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Simeon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 197 | #1,091 |
| 2024 | 188 | #1,129 |
| 2023 | 184 | #1,140 |
| 2022 | 148 | #1,289 |
| 2021 | 182 | #1,119 |
| 2020 | 180 | #1,101 |
| 2019 | 222 | #961 |
| 2018 | 204 | #1,012 |
| 2017 | 214 | #968 |
| 2016 | 202 | #1,009 |
| 2015 | 204 | #998 |
| 2014 | 176 | #1,089 |
| 2013 | 178 | #1,058 |
| 2012 | 205 | #975 |
| 2011 | 172 | #1,082 |
| 2010 | 196 | #997 |
| 2009 | 196 | #1,004 |
| 2008 | 210 | #954 |
| 2007 | 215 | #919 |
| 2006 | 196 | #948 |
| 2005 | 216 | #849 |
| 2004 | 209 | #848 |
| 2003 | 211 | #827 |
| 2002 | 149 | #1,025 |
| 2001 | 156 | #980 |
| 2000 | 174 | #893 |
| 1999 | 157 | #929 |
| 1998 | 175 | #836 |
| 1997 | 143 | #939 |
| 1996 | 149 | #895 |
| 1995 | 116 | #1,031 |
| 1994 | 91 | #1,203 |
| 1993 | 101 | #1,114 |
| 1992 | 92 | #1,146 |
| 1991 | 89 | #1,164 |
| 1990 | 91 | #1,125 |
| 1989 | 111 | #964 |
| 1988 | 88 | #1,056 |
| 1987 | 80 | #1,066 |
| 1986 | 81 | #1,027 |
| 1985 | 73 | #1,082 |
| 1984 | 89 | #931 |
| 1983 | 77 | #1,006 |
| 1982 | 79 | #1,019 |
| 1981 | 100 | #890 |
| 1980 | 100 | #894 |
| 1979 | 69 | #1,070 |
| 1978 | 61 | #1,121 |
| 1977 | 79 | #963 |
| 1976 | 64 | #1,042 |
| 1975 | 64 | #1,029 |
| 1974 | 59 | #1,073 |
| 1973 | 55 | #1,093 |
| 1972 | 60 | #1,040 |
| 1971 | 47 | #1,199 |
| 1970 | 45 | #1,238 |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,440 |
| 1968 | 28 | #1,477 |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,651 |
| 1966 | 33 | #1,326 |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,455 |
| 1964 | 30 | #1,434 |
| 1963 | 36 | #1,304 |
| 1962 | 30 | #1,422 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,875 |
| 1960 | 30 | #1,462 |
| 1959 | 29 | #1,466 |
| 1958 | 29 | #1,445 |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,582 |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,384 |
| 1955 | 21 | #1,681 |
| 1954 | 22 | #1,627 |
| 1953 | 25 | #1,507 |
| 1952 | 25 | #1,516 |
| 1951 | 24 | #1,518 |
| 1950 | 31 | #1,288 |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,940 |
| 1948 | 31 | #1,295 |
| 1947 | 24 | #1,518 |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,641 |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,493 |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,327 |
| 1943 | 23 | #1,460 |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,730 |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,333 |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,519 |
| 1939 | 24 | #1,359 |
| 1938 | 23 | #1,397 |
| 1937 | 14 | #1,913 |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,872 |
| 1935 | 23 | #1,422 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,551 |
| 1933 | 25 | #1,330 |
| 1932 | 29 | #1,254 |
| 1931 | 27 | #1,333 |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,368 |
| 1929 | 33 | #1,214 |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,960 |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,468 |
| 1926 | 28 | #1,379 |
| 1925 | 33 | #1,246 |
| 1924 | 38 | #1,169 |
| 1923 | 26 | #1,460 |
| 1922 | 22 | #1,644 |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,588 |
| 1920 | 28 | #1,382 |
| 1919 | 32 | #1,247 |
| 1918 | 28 | #1,342 |
| 1917 | 34 | #1,152 |
| 1916 | 30 | #1,206 |
| 1915 | 34 | #1,100 |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,300 |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,205 |
| 1912 | 22 | #970 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,189 |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,044 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,277 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,112 |
| 1907 | 9 | #929 |
| 1906 | 12 | #709 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,001 |
| 1904 | 7 | #966 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,129 |
| 1902 | 10 | #743 |
| 1901 | 6 | #942 |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #803 |
| 1897 | 6 | #941 |
| 1896 | 6 | #981 |
| 1895 | 11 | #640 |
| 1894 | 7 | #856 |
| 1893 | 8 | #768 |
| 1892 | 13 | #571 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #884 |
| 1889 | 14 | #498 |
| 1888 | 18 | #442 |
| 1887 | 6 | #819 |
| 1886 | 14 | #491 |
| 1885 | 10 | #604 |
| 1884 | 19 | #416 |
| 1883 | 13 | #497 |
| 1882 | 19 | #416 |
| 1881 | 17 | #416 |
| 1880 | 23 | #356 |
Names like Simeon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Benjamin, Samuel, Nathan, Elliot, Elijah, Joshua, Elias, Adam, Jacob, Noah, Aaron, Solomon
Names related to Simeon
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Simeon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/simeon, updated 20 October 2026.