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Boy name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Shimon

shee-MON · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
he has heard; listener
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish/Hebrew
Religion
Jewish
Style era
timeless
Themes
religious · biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#932
2024 births247
Peak year2024
First appeared1947
Total US births5,241
2024 peak19471966198620052024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Shim
Alternate spellings
SimonShimeon
In other languages
Shimon (Hebrew)Simon (English)

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Notable people named Shimon

Shimon Peres (Israeli president)
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