Baby Name Popularity Profile

Shimon

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Shimon.

✦ He has heard 🌍 Hebrew Biblical Traditional
National Rank (2025) #963
All-Time Peak Rank #915 Achieved 2024
Total U.S. Births 5,492 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 100.0% Boy / 0.0% Girl Male Archetype
First Recorded 1947 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 255 births in 2024
πŸ’‘ The Shimon Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning He has heard
Language Origin Hebrew
Origin Type single
Derived from the Hebrew name Shim'on (Χ©Φ΄ΧΧžΦ°Χ’Χ•ΦΉΧŸ), meaning 'he has heard'.
Common Nicknames
Shimmy
Alternative Spellings
Simeon Szymon
Pronunciation: SHEE-mon
Themes & Categories
Biblical Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Shimon across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +18.1%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +44.3%
2015: 167 births 167 2016: 184 births 2017: 178 births 2018: 193 births 2019: 183 births 2020: 204 births 204 2021: 204 births 2022: 190 births 2023: 220 births 2024: 255 births 2025: 241 births 241
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 255 births in 2024
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 63 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 5
1950s: 40
1960s: 76
1970s: 198
1980s: 344
1990s: 620
2000s: 1,166
2010s: 1,729
2020s: 1,314

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Shim-on
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with S, a letter used by only 7.9% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State New York
Top States New York, New Jersey, California, Florida
States with Data 4
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
New York #101 4,038 2024 +16.9% Growth
New Jersey #186 816 2024 +31.7% Growth
California Unranked 30 1989 Insufficient historical volume
Florida Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume

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