Simeon
Boy name · Hebrew origin
Simeon meaning
hearkening, listening
Simeon at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,137 in 2024
Simeon popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #356 | 23 |
| 1890 | #884 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,045 | 10 |
| 1920 | #1,382 | 28 |
| 1930 | #1,368 | 28 |
| 1940 | #1,519 | 20 |
| 1950 | #1,289 | 31 |
| 1960 | #1,463 | 30 |
| 1970 | #1,238 | 45 |
| 1980 | #900 | 99 |
| 1990 | #1,129 | 91 |
| 2000 | #895 | 174 |
| 2010 | #997 | 196 |
| 2020 | #1,104 | 179 |
| 2024 | #1,137 | 184 |
All 142 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #356 | 23 |
| 1881 | #416 | 17 |
| 1882 | #416 | 19 |
| 1883 | #497 | 13 |
| 1884 | #416 | 19 |
| 1885 | #604 | 10 |
| 1886 | #491 | 14 |
| 1887 | #819 | 6 |
| 1888 | #442 | 18 |
| 1889 | #498 | 14 |
| 1890 | #884 | 6 |
| 1892 | #572 | 13 |
| 1893 | #768 | 8 |
| 1894 | #857 | 7 |
| 1895 | #640 | 11 |
| 1896 | #982 | 6 |
| 1897 | #942 | 6 |
| 1898 | #804 | 8 |
| 1901 | #943 | 6 |
| 1902 | #744 | 10 |
| 1903 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1904 | #966 | 7 |
| 1905 | #1,002 | 7 |
| 1906 | #709 | 12 |
| 1907 | #930 | 9 |
| 1908 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1909 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,045 | 10 |
| 1911 | #1,190 | 9 |
| 1912 | #970 | 22 |
| 1913 | #1,205 | 18 |
| 1914 | #1,300 | 21 |
| 1915 | #1,100 | 34 |
| 1916 | #1,206 | 30 |
| 1917 | #1,152 | 34 |
| 1918 | #1,343 | 28 |
| 1919 | #1,247 | 32 |
| 1920 | #1,382 | 28 |
| 1921 | #1,588 | 23 |
| 1922 | #1,644 | 22 |
| 1923 | #1,460 | 26 |
| 1924 | #1,169 | 38 |
| 1925 | #1,246 | 33 |
| 1926 | #1,379 | 28 |
| 1927 | #1,468 | 26 |
| 1928 | #1,960 | 16 |
| 1929 | #1,214 | 33 |
| 1930 | #1,368 | 28 |
| 1931 | #1,333 | 27 |
| 1932 | #1,254 | 29 |
| 1933 | #1,330 | 25 |
| 1934 | #1,551 | 20 |
| 1935 | #1,422 | 23 |
| 1936 | #1,871 | 14 |
| 1937 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1938 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1939 | #1,359 | 24 |
| 1940 | #1,519 | 20 |
| 1941 | #1,333 | 25 |
| 1942 | #1,730 | 17 |
| 1943 | #1,460 | 23 |
| 1944 | #1,328 | 25 |
| 1945 | #1,494 | 20 |
| 1946 | #1,642 | 19 |
| 1947 | #1,519 | 24 |
| 1948 | #1,296 | 31 |
| 1949 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1950 | #1,289 | 31 |
| 1951 | #1,520 | 24 |
| 1952 | #1,517 | 25 |
| 1953 | #1,508 | 25 |
| 1954 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1955 | #1,682 | 21 |
| 1956 | #1,385 | 31 |
| 1957 | #1,583 | 25 |
| 1958 | #1,446 | 29 |
| 1959 | #1,468 | 29 |
| 1960 | #1,463 | 30 |
| 1961 | #1,874 | 19 |
| 1962 | #1,424 | 30 |
| 1963 | #1,305 | 36 |
| 1964 | #1,435 | 30 |
| 1965 | #1,456 | 28 |
| 1966 | #1,327 | 33 |
| 1967 | #1,652 | 22 |
| 1968 | #1,478 | 28 |
| 1969 | #1,439 | 31 |
| 1970 | #1,238 | 45 |
| 1971 | #1,199 | 47 |
| 1972 | #1,041 | 60 |
| 1973 | #1,093 | 55 |
| 1974 | #1,073 | 59 |
| 1975 | #1,030 | 64 |
| 1976 | #1,042 | 64 |
| 1977 | #964 | 79 |
| 1978 | #1,122 | 61 |
| 1979 | #1,070 | 69 |
| 1980 | #900 | 99 |
| 1981 | #890 | 100 |
| 1982 | #1,019 | 79 |
| 1983 | #1,006 | 77 |
| 1984 | #931 | 89 |
| 1985 | #1,083 | 73 |
| 1986 | #1,028 | 81 |
| 1987 | #1,067 | 80 |
| 1988 | #1,058 | 88 |
| 1989 | #967 | 111 |
| 1990 | #1,129 | 91 |
| 1991 | #1,170 | 89 |
| 1992 | #1,150 | 92 |
| 1993 | #1,118 | 101 |
| 1994 | #1,207 | 91 |
| 1995 | #1,034 | 116 |
| 1996 | #897 | 149 |
| 1997 | #941 | 143 |
| 1998 | #837 | 175 |
| 1999 | #931 | 157 |
| 2000 | #895 | 174 |
| 2001 | #981 | 156 |
| 2002 | #1,026 | 149 |
| 2003 | #828 | 211 |
| 2004 | #849 | 209 |
| 2005 | #849 | 216 |
| 2006 | #948 | 196 |
| 2007 | #919 | 215 |
| 2008 | #954 | 210 |
| 2009 | #1,004 | 196 |
| 2010 | #997 | 196 |
| 2011 | #1,081 | 172 |
| 2012 | #975 | 205 |
| 2013 | #1,058 | 178 |
| 2014 | #1,089 | 176 |
| 2015 | #998 | 204 |
| 2016 | #1,008 | 202 |
| 2017 | #967 | 214 |
| 2018 | #1,012 | 204 |
| 2019 | #961 | 222 |
| 2020 | #1,104 | 179 |
| 2021 | #1,119 | 182 |
| 2022 | #1,287 | 148 |
| 2023 | #1,143 | 183 |
| 2024 | #1,137 | 184 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
Related names
Explore more names
Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Simeon” (revision 92418385), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Keep the inspiration going
Celebrate the name Simeon
P
Save Simeon for later
Pin this name, meaning, and origin to your baby-name inspiration board.
Save to Pinterest