Given name & surname
Simmon
Simmon is a masculine given name. It is used in Northern Sami.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Simmon isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1930. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Simmon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 31 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 8 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 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 202 as a first name in 2020; 1,196 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.
Simmon’s family of names
Simmon has a conventional equivalent in the English form Simon. In German usage, Simmon as a surname has a related form in Simon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Simmon has relatives in 3 languages.
1 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Simmon, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Dillon
“resembling a lion; a faithful man”
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Sean
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Jonathon
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>99% boys
Davon
“Beloved” · “darling”
>99% boys
Triston
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>99% boys
Brenton
“from the hill”
>99% boys