Male name
Simon
5,670 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 7.
Origin
From Middle English Simon, Symond, Symounde, from Anglo-Norman Simon, Simond, Simund, a conflation of two unrelated names: one from Latin Simon, from Koine Greek Σίμων (Símōn), strictly from Ancient Greek—likely σῑμός (sīmós, “snub-nosed”)—but used for Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn), doublet of Simeon; the other from Old Norse Sigmundr or Old English Siġemund, both from Proto-Germanic *Sigimunduz (literally “Protector of victory”), whence also Sigmund and Siegmund.From Wiktionary, entry “Simon”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 656 births. 5,670 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 87th among boys' names in 1996. It is still given: 426 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2015: 1,653 births. 70,444 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 7,237 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1987: 186 births. 4,754 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 46th among boys' names in 1987. It is still given: 84 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 95,190 | 1900–2025 | 32nd in 1993 |
| Argentina | 38,159 | 2012–2023 | 55th in 2022 |
| Switzerland | 23,900* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 21,970 | 1980–2025 | 5th in 1986 |
| Austria | 21,808 | 1984–2025 | 4th in 2008 |
| Berlin | 890 | 2012–2023 | 60th in 2013 |
| Belgium | 886 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
1 + 9 + 4 + 6 + 5 = 25 → 7
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
9 + 6 = 15 → 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
1 + 4 + 5 = 10 → 1
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.