Given name & surname
Shimon
“God has heard”
In Jewish use, Shimon is a form of Simon. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has heard.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Jewish use, Shimon is a form of Simon. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has heard.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Jewish use, Shimon is a form of Simon. An origin associated with Simon is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Jewish use, Shimon is used as a form of Simon.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shimon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,492
- 5,492 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 255 babies
- 2025
- 241
- #963 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +18%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 241 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 963 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 17.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (173). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,931 as a first name in 2020; 694 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shimon’s family of names
Shimon shares a linguistic root with Simon. Shimon has a related form in Simon. Shimon is a form of Simon.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Simoneequivalent
- Simeonequivalent
- Semyonequivalent
- Szymonequivalent
- Simónequivalent
- Šimonequivalent
- שמעוןequivalent
- Simonasequivalent
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People named Shimon
- Shimon PeresIsraeli politician (1923–2016) –Former President of Israel (2007–2014) and Prime Minister of Israel (1977, 1984–1986, 1995–1996)
- Shimon SakaguchiJapanese immunologist and physician (1951-)
- Simon Thassisecond son of Mattathias, the first prince (r. 141–135 BCE) of the Hasmonean dynasty of the Kingdom of Judea200 BC–134 BC
- Shimon bar YochaiJewish rabbi author of the Zohar100–160
- Shimon WatanabeJapanese association football playerborn 1990
- Ben Sira2nd-century BC Jewish scribe, author of Sirach300 BC–150 BC
- Simeon ben Gamliel1st century CE rabbi and nasi9 BC–69
- Shimon GershonIsraeli footballer, singer, and authorborn 1977
- Simeon ben Zemah DuranRabbinical authority1361–1444
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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