Is Simon a boy or girl name?
Simon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,402 boys were named Simon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 68,893 US babies named Simon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #252
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Simon since 1880
- 68,893
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 1,653 babies
Boys and girls named Simon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 841 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 731 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 778 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,780 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1920s | 3,210 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1930s | 2,124 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1940s | 2,068 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 2,120 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 2,191 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 3,576 | 12 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 5,394 | 35 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 7,513 | 48 | 0.6% |
| 2000s | 13,426 | 16 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 14,875 | 24 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 7,105 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,402 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,410 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,456 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,429 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,408 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,418 | #257 | 6 | #15,308 |
| 2018 | 1,452 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,385 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,558 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,645 | #235 | 8 | #12,854 |
| 2014 | 1,619 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,616 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,452 | #252 | 10 | #11,148 |
| 2011 | 1,363 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,367 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,335 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,350 | #260 | 6 | #17,208 |
| 2007 | 1,352 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,417 | #239 | 5 | #19,648 |
| 2005 | 1,314 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,309 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1,422 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1,398 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,276 | #257 | 5 | #17,580 |
| 2000 | 1,253 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,128 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 950 | #301 | 9 | #9,996 |
| 1997 | 781 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 728 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 647 | #369 | 5 | #15,427 |
| 1994 | 678 | #356 | 10 | #8,709 |
| 1993 | 668 | #353 | 7 | #11,634 |
| 1992 | 688 | #348 | 9 | #9,400 |
| 1991 | 619 | #372 | 8 | #10,133 |
| 1990 | 626 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 575 | #383 | 5 | #14,246 |
| 1988 | 587 | #354 | 10 | #7,611 |
| 1987 | 580 | #344 | 8 | #8,655 |
| 1986 | 606 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 564 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 655 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 467 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 436 | #388 | 6 | #10,326 |
| 1981 | 464 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 460 | #372 | 6 | #10,204 |
| 1979 | 479 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 349 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 366 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 400 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 342 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 333 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 347 | #420 | 6 | #8,266 |
| 1972 | 342 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 337 | #448 | 6 | #8,178 |
| 1970 | 281 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 243 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 251 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 223 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 200 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 190 | #557 | 5 | #7,378 |
| 1964 | 221 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 211 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 204 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 226 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 222 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 202 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 197 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 209 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 210 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 224 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 224 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 204 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 230 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 195 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 225 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 199 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 220 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 231 | #440 | 5 | #6,019 |
| 1946 | 209 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 179 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 185 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 250 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 210 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 192 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 193 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 206 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 224 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 195 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 177 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 200 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 197 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 196 | #390 | 5 | #4,779 |
| 1932 | 215 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 233 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 281 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 267 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 267 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 283 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 286 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 337 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 330 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 328 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 376 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 394 | #282 | 5 | #5,761 |
| 1920 | 342 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 363 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 374 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 358 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 352 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 326 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 274 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 238 | #247 | 6 | #3,135 |
| 1912 | 226 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 137 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 132 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 94 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 85 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 79 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 83 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 80 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 76 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 77 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 58 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 72 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 74 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 68 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 68 | #213 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 79 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 85 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 57 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 87 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 71 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 80 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 63 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 73 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 69 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 109 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 67 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 97 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 83 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 85 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 90 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 78 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 75 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 88 | #157 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Simon reached #142 in 1886. As a girl name, it reached #3,135 in 1913. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Simon
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.