NameTides

Simeon

Simeon was the #1,091 boys' name in the US in 2025 (197 babies), and #1,066 in England & Wales and #943 in Canada.

Simeon as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Simeon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Simeon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,091 (197)#1,066 (28)———#943 (27)
2024#1,129 (188)#1,162 (24)———#802 (32)
2023#1,140 (184)#1,042 (28)———#1,150 (19)
2022#1,289 (148)#901 (34)———#763 (33)
2021#1,119 (182)#1,023 (28)———#853 (29)
2020#1,101 (180)#690 (49)———#619 (41)
2019#961 (222)#663 (52)—#418 (3)—#862 (27)
2018#1,012 (204)#777 (42)———#818 (29)
2017#968 (214)#650 (54)———#810 (30)
2016#1,009 (202)#801 (40)———#847 (28)
2015#998 (204)#888 (34)———#774 (31)
2014#1,089 (176)#797 (39)———#771 (31)
2013#1,058 (178)#804 (38)———#874 (26)
2012#975 (205)#1,021 (27)———#928 (23)
2011#1,082 (172)#812 (37)———#792 (28)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1880 at #356.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,700 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 8,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Simeon is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,400 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 6,800 to 1 in 10,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Simeon by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #437WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #801WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #477MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #999MINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: 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: #1,015OHPennsylvania: #546PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #789MOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #627VAMaryland: 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: #718NCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,652TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Simeon (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#38512

Simeon (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
SimeonCanadaBoys#94327
SimeonEngland & WalesBoys#1,06628
SimeonIrelandBoys—too few
SimeonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
SimeonScotlandBoys—too few
SimeonUSGirls—too few
SimeonUSBoys#1,091197