Given name & surname
Simao
“God has heard”
Simao is a variant of Simon. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has heard.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Simao is a variant of Simon. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has heard.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Simao is a variant of Simon. An origin associated with Simon is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Simao through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 24
- 24 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 718 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.
Simao’s family of names
Simao has a related form in Simon. In English usage, Simao as a surname was borrowed from the Portuguese form Simão. In Greek usage, Simao as a surname is a transliteration of Σιμάο.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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