Simon

SY-mon, see-MON

Hebrew, Greek

"he has heard; flat-nosed"

Simon Origin and Meaning

The name Simon is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he has heard; flat-nosed".

Simon is pure and simple (not in the nursery rhyme sense), and an appealingly genuine Old and New Testament name that's not overused. These factors make Simon a stylish yet classic choice.

In the Bible, Simon was the second son of Jacob and Leah and the original name of Saint Peter, as well as the name of several New Testament figures. Historically, Simon Bolivar is known as The Liberator of Latin America.

The New Testament spelling of Simon (rather than Simeon) was probably influenced by the unrelated Greek name Simon, meaning "flat-nosed". The Hebrew Shim'on or Simeon means "He has heard". Later, it was also conflated with the Old English name Sigemund ("victory-protection") — so there's an element of several origins and meanings in the name.

Simon was one of the more appealing characters in Lord of the Flies, then became part of the British invasion of names that hit U.S. shores along with the Beatles. Other recent notable Simons include Simon Templar, aka The Saint; Simon Cowell, snarky judge on The X Factor; Simon Le Bon, lead singer of Duran Duran; and Simon Baker, Australian-born star of The Mentalist.

Simon is currently very popular in several European countries, including Austria, Denmark, France, Sweden, Switzerland and Belgium.

Simon Rank in US Top 1000

# 248 in the US

Simon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 81 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Simon

• 248 US 2023
• 81 Nameberry 2025
• 163 Canada 2023
• 215 Future 2028
• 422 England 2023
• 64 France 2023
• 80 Germany 2024
• 97 Netherlands 2016
• 81 Sweden 2016
• 97 Belgium 2022
• 85 Switzerland 2023
• 21 Austria 2023
• 71 Hungary 2023
• 25 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Simon

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Famous People Named Simon

• Simon the Zealot Biblical apostle
• Simon Magus Biblical Samaritan converted by Philip the Evangelist
• Simon Peter original name of Saint Peter
• Simon father of Judas Iscariot (John 8:71)
• Simon Bolivar (born Jose Antonio de la Santisima Trinidad Bolivar y Palacios Ponte y Blanco) South American revolutionary
• Simon Baker Australian actor
• Simon Phillip Cowell English music producer and TV competition show judge
• Simon Fuller English producer who created the Pop Idol/American Idol franchise
• Simon Helberg American actor
• Simon Michael Schama English historian
• Simon Amstell English comedian
• Simon John Charles Le Bon lead singer of English band Duran Duran
• Simon John Pegg English actor, comedian and director
• Simon Nessman Canadian male model
• Simon Aspelin Swedish tennis player
• Simon Proulx Sénécal, Canadian ice dancer who represents Armenia
• Simon Williams English actor
• Simon Townshend English musician, brother of musician Pete Townshend
• Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester, briefly ruled England after rebelling against Henry III
• Simon IV of Montfort lord of Montfort,l'Amaury, 5th earl of Leicester, French crusader
• Simon Thassi led 1st century B.C. Jewish revolt against the Seleucids
• Simon Solomon Webbe singer with English boy band Blue
• Simon Jonathon Gallup bassist for English band The Cure
• Paul Simon American musician of Simon & Garfunkel
• Simon Dominic South Korean rapper
• Simon van Kempen husband of "The Real Housewives of New York" star Alex McCord
• Simon Edward Minter aka Miniminter British YouTuber
• Simon Philip Yates professional cyclist and 2018 Vuelta winner
• Simon Bird comedic actor from the UK
• Simon Majumdar British,born cookbook author

The name Simon in Pop Culture

• Simon Lewis character in the "Mortal Instruments" series
• Simon Tam a character from the TV show "Firefly"
• Simon Spier the main character in "Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda" By Becky Albertalli
• Simon Snow the main character of Rainbow Rowell's "Carry On"
• Simon the Digger ('Shimon') character from anime "Gurren Lagann"
• Simon character in book/movie "Lord of The Flies"
• Simon Camden character on TV's "7th Heaven"
• Simon Belmont character from video game series "Castlevania"
• Simon Legree cruel slave,owner in novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
• Simon Tappertit apprentice to Gabriel Varden in "Barnaby Rudge"
• Simon Cooper character from UK TV series "The Inbetweeners"
• Simon Grace character from the "Spiderwick Chronicles"
• Simon from "Alvin and the Chipmunks"
• Simon Bellamy character on British TV series Misfits
• Simon Moon character on TV's "Frasier"
• Simon Beaumont character on TV's "Ravenswood"
• Simon James Jesse Eisenberg's character in movie "The Doubl"
• Simon Snow hero of a made,up book series in "Fangirl" by Rainbow Rowell
• Simon Blackquill character from video game 'Ace Attorney'
• Simon Monroe a character from the British TV show "In the Flesh"
• Simon Brown character in the "Nanny McPhee" series
• Simon "Wicksy" Wicks character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Simon John Barlow character on British soap "Coronation Street"
• Simon Hawke character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
• Simon Adamsson character in "Sims" series
• Simon British ship's cat awarded the Dickin Medal
• "Simon " 1980 movie, starring Alan Arkin
• "Simon " 2004 movie
• Simon pseudonymic writer of the 1977 'Simon Necronomicon"
• "Simon " album by the band Gruvis Malt
• "Simon & Simon " television series with brother detectives
• "Simon Says " children's game
• Simple Simon nursery rhyme character
• Simon Fraser University school in B.C., Canada
• Simon & Schuster U.S. book publishers
• Simon Stagg character on TV's "The Flash"
• Simon character in Aphmau's YouTube series "Dreams of Estorra"
• Simon character in the horror movie "Session 9"
• Simon Asher character on ABC's "Quantico"
• Simon "Peter" Davidson character in "Age of the Gray"
• Simon Battersea character in Joan Aiken's "Wolves Chronicles" series
• Simon Emmett character in the webcomic "Riverside Extras" by Miri Chamberlain
• Simon electronic game of memory skill, available since 1978
• Simon Williams Character in avengers earth mightiest heroes show also known as Wonder Man.
• Simon Laurent main character in the animated series “Infinity Train”

International Variations of the name Simon

• Síomón Irish Gaelic
• Simond Irish Gaelic
• Sim Scottish Gaelic
• Simidh Scottish Gaelic
• Ximun Basque
• Simone Italian
• Ximen Spanish
• Ximenes Spanish
• Ximens Spanish
• Simao Portuguese
• Siemen Dutch
• Simeon German
• Simmy German
• Symon Polish
• Szmon Polish
• Szymon Polish
• Simion Romanian
• Simunek Czech
• Semyon Russian
• Simeon Russian
• Semon Greek
• Symeon Greek
• Shimon Hebrew
• Siomon Hebrew
• Samein Arabic