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Simone

Simone: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“he has heard”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
sih-MON · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (98% of all uses)

Simone is the French feminine and Italian masculine form related to Simon, from Hebrew Shim'on. The exact gender usage depends on language and culture.

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How popular is Simone?

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 Simone in 2024247

2024 rank#1,039 girls

Peak year1988

Total US babies since 188027,806

Simone has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Simone

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Simone questions

What does the name Simone mean?

Simone means "he has heard". It comes from Hebrew. Simone is the French feminine and Italian masculine form related to Simon, from Hebrew Shim'on. The exact gender usage depends on language and culture.

Is Simone a boy or girl name?

Simone is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Simone?

247 US babies were named Simone in 2024. Its peak year was 1988.

How do you pronounce Simone?

Simone is usually pronounced sih-MON.

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.