Simeon

Simeon: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “he has heard”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: SIM-ee-ən · 3 syllables
Used for: Boys

Biblical name from Hebrew Shim'on. It appears in Greek and New Testament tradition as Symeon or Simeon.

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How popular is Simeon?

202455.0 per million US babies

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.

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Babies named Simeon in 2024184

2024 rank#1,138 boys

Peak year1880

Total US babies since 18809,283

Simeon has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Simeon

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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
DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Simeon questions

What does the name Simeon mean?

Simeon means "he has heard". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical name from Hebrew Shim'on. It appears in Greek and New Testament tradition as Symeon or Simeon.

Is Simeon a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Simeon?

184 US babies were named Simeon in 2024. Its peak year was 1880.

How do you pronounce Simeon?

Simeon is usually pronounced SIM-ee-ən.

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.