Boy name Hebrew origin Christian;Jewish tradition

Simeon

SIM-ee-un · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
One who hears
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Hebrew;English
Religion
Christian;Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1142
2024 births184
Peak year2019
First appeared1880
Total US births9,258
2019 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Sim
Alternate spellings
SimonShimon
In other languages
Simeon (English)Siméon (French)Shimon (Hebrew)

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