Shimon

Shimon: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“he has heard”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
shee-MOHN · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Shimon is the Hebrew form of Simon, from the biblical name Shim'on. In Jewish usage it preserves the original Hebrew spelling and pronunciation more closely than Simon.

How popular is Shimon?

202474.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Shimon in 2024247

2024 rank#931 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18805,241

Shimon has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Shimon

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Simonhe has heard · Hebrew
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew

Shimon questions

What does the name Shimon mean?

Shimon means "he has heard". It comes from Hebrew. Shimon is the Hebrew form of Simon, from the biblical name Shim'on. In Jewish usage it preserves the original Hebrew spelling and pronunciation more closely than Simon.

Is Shimon a boy or girl name?

Shimon is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Shimon?

247 US babies were named Shimon in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Shimon?

Shimon is usually pronounced shee-MOHN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.