NameTides

Shimon

Shimon was the #960 boys' name in the US in 2025 (241 babies), and #1,538 in England & Wales and #1,374 in Canada.

Shimon as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Shimon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Shimon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#960 (241)#1,538 (17)#1,374 (17)
2024#915 (255)#1,000 (30)#2,238 (8)
2023#1,000 (220)#1,610 (15)#1,496 (13)
2022#1,119 (190)#1,420 (18)#1,483 (13)
2021#1,050 (204)#1,290 (20)#2,812 (5)
2020#1,017 (204)#1,273 (20)#1,520 (12)
2019#1,091 (183)#1,316 (19)#1,530 (12)
2018#1,052 (193)#1,194 (22)#1,836 (9)
2017#1,095 (178)#1,812 (13)#1,852 (9)
2016#1,073 (184)#1,903 (12)#1,831 (9)
2015#1,134 (167)#1,279 (20)—
2014#1,117 (171)#1,630 (14)—
2013#1,162 (155)#1,294 (19)#2,086 (7)
2012#1,115 (165)#1,589 (15)#2,158 (7)
2011#1,073 (174)#1,124 (23)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #915.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1947.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,100 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 7,100uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Shimon is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,400 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,500 to 1 in 7,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Shimon by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #101NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #183NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Shimon (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#31215

Shimon (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ShimonCanadaBoys#1,37417
ShimonEngland & WalesBoys#1,53817
ShimonUSBoys#960241