Given name & surname
Simone
“God has heard”·“one who listens well”
Simone is a variant of Simon. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has heard.” Simone is a variant of Simona. In Italian use, Simona carries the interpretation “one who listens well.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Simone is a variant of Simon. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has heard.” Simone is a variant of Simona. In Italian use, Simona carries the interpretation “one who listens well.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Simone is a variant of Simon. An origin associated with Simon is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Simone is used as a feminine counterpart of Simon.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Simone through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28,067
- 536 boys · 27,531 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 807 babies
- 2025
- 254
- #998 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 254 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 998 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 797 in 1988. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (47). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 30,190 as a first name in 2020; 6,814 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.
Simone’s family of names
In English usage, Simone has a diminutive in Si. In French usage, Simone is a feminine form of Simon. In German usage, Simone has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Ximena.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Simone has relatives in 22 languages.
38 related names in 22 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 22
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Simonvariant · English, French
- Simonavariant · English, Occitan
- Symonevariant · English
- Samonevariant · English
- Simdiminutive · French
- Symmonevariant · English
- Simonnevariant · French, English
- Simonettadiminutive · English, Italian
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- Sidiminutive · English
- Somonevariant · English
- Simmonevariant · English
- Cymonevariant · English
- Cimonevariant · English
- Ximonevariant · Italian
- Simoclipped form · Italian
- Simoncinodiminutive · Italian
- Simeovariant · Italian
- Simeonevariant · Italian
- Simoniavariant · English, Danish
- Simmonavariant · English
- Simeonnevariant · English
- Simoanevariant · English
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 29
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Ximenarelated form · Spanish
- JimenaSpanish
- Shimonequivalent
- Simeonequivalent
- SzymonPolish
- Monyequivalent
- Semyonequivalent
- Сенькаequivalent
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- Simeóequivalent
- שמעוןequivalent
- Симонаequivalent
- ΣίμωνGreek
- ΣιμώνηGreek
- SimãoPortuguese
- KsymenaPolish
- SimónSpanish
- Simonellipatronymic from · Italian
- Simonettipatronymic from · Italian
- Seimoneequivalent
- Simonetteequivalent
- Семёнequivalent
- Šimonequivalent
- Simeónequivalent
- Szimónaequivalent
- SzymonaPolish
- 西蒙娜Mandarin
- ŠimonaCzech
- SímoníaIcelandic
- SimonieDanish
People named Simone
- Simone de BeauvoirFrench philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
- Simone WeilFrench philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943)
- Simone SignoretFrench actress (1921-1985)
- Simone BilesAmerican artistic gymnastborn 1997
- Simone VeilFrench politician (1927–2017)
- Simone MartiniItalian painter1284–1344
- Michèle MorganFrench actress (1920-2016)
- Simone PepeItalian association football player (born 1983)
- Simone InzaghiItalian association football player and managerborn 1976
Characters named Simone: Simone Deveaux (fictional character on the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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