Simeon Boy
How popular is Simeon?
#1,091 boy name in 2025
197 baby boys were named Simeon in the US in 2025, making it the 1091st most popular boy name.
Simeon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,091 for boys (▲ 38 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 197 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-3% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #998 in 2015, #1,101 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (222 boys) |
| Highest rank | #356 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Simeon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Simeon family of names ranked #975 for boys in 2025 (#993 the year before), with 205 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Simeon | 197 | 96% |
| Symeon | 8 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Simeon is most popular
Babies named Simeon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Pennsylvania: 0.2 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.2 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- Indiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- Washington: 0.2 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.2 per 1,000 (22 boys)
Simeon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 153 | #356 |
| 1890s | 65 | #571 |
| 1900s | 69 | #709 |
| 1910s | 238 | #970 |
| 1920s | 273 | #1,169 |
| 1930s | 227 | #1,254 |
| 1940s | 219 | #1,295 |
| 1950s | 262 | #1,288 |
| 1960s | 287 | #1,304 |
| 1970s | 603 | #963 |
| 1980s | 878 | #890 |
| 1990s | 1,204 | #836 |
| 2000s | 1,932 | #827 |
| 2010s | 1,973 | #961 |
| 2020s | 1,079 | #1,091 |
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Questions
- Is Simeon a boy or girl name?
- Simeon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Simeon were boys.
- How popular is the name Simeon?
- 197 baby boys were named Simeon in the US in 2025, making it the 1091st most popular boy name.
- When was Simeon most popular?
- Simeon peaked in 2019, when 222 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #356 in 1880.
- How many people are named Simeon?
- 9,487 babies have been named Simeon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,076 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Simeon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Simeon was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.