Szymon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHIH-mon
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
Szymon is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he has heard”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies).
What does Szymon mean?
Hebrew: Polish form of Simon, from Shimon
“he has heard”
The Polish form of Simon, borne in the New Testament by the apostle Simon Peter.
Is Szymon a girl's or a boy's name?
Szymon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Szymon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 82% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Szymon, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 451st. Its busiest year was 2010, with 213 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Szymon than any year since 2004.
Half of all the boys named Szymon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Szymon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 31 | #1,049 |
| 2022 | 43 | #813 |
| 2021 | 79 | #548 |
| 2020 | 97 | #451 |
| 2019 | 118 | #417 |
| 2018 | 163 | #327 |
| 2017 | 175 | #323 |
| 2016 | 183 | #310 |
| 2015 | 164 | #323 |
| 2014 | 133 | #364 |
| 2013 | 169 | #299 |
| 2012 | 173 | #301 |
| 2011 | 190 | #279 |
| 2010 | 213 | #255 |
| 2009 | 198 | #253 |
| 2008 | 159 | #295 |
| 2007 | 120 | #348 |
| 2006 | 43 | #695 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
How popular is Szymon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Szymon in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Szymon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,820 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,023 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,152 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Nicknames for Szymon
- Szymek
Names like Szymon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yusuf, Aiden, Zion, Kayden, Finn, Kian, Brody, Jaxon, Logan, Jayden, Mason, Caelan
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Szymon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/szymon, updated 20 October 2026.