boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Shimon

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #963 Trend ↑ Rising 28%
Rank 2025
#963
among boys · ↓48 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
241
named Shimon · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,087
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
255 babies
All-time total
5,492
#1,686 all-time among boys
First recorded
1947
in Social Security records

Shimon popularity over time

5,492 babies have been named Shimon since 1947, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s 5 1 – #4,193
1950s 40 4 +700% #3,241
1960s 76 8 +90% #2,650
1970s 198 20 +161% #1,753
1980s 344 34 +74% #1,448
1990s 620 62 +80% #1,385
2000s 1,166 117 +88% #1,048
2010s 1,729 173 +48% #1,055
2020s (to 2025) 1,314 219 +27% #915

Where Shimon is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 251 0.15 outside top 500
2027 260 0.15 outside top 500
2028 268 0.16 outside top 500
2029 274 0.16 outside top 500
2030 280 0.16 outside top 500

Where Shimon is most popular

Boys named Shimon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.129 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, New Jersey, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Shimon born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 778 1.80 +1298%
New Jersey 262 1.30 +913%
Florida 5 0.011 -92%
California 5 0.005 -96%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Shimon

Shimon is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #963 in 2025 with 241 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1947, 5,492 American babies have been named Shimon. Its peak came in 2024, when 255 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Shimon stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Shimon?

The median living Shimon is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 24. An estimated 5,400 people named Shimon are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Shimon year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 241 #963
2024 255 #915
2023 220 #1,001
2022 190 #1,119
2021 204 #1,053
2020 204 #1,021
2019 183 #1,093
2018 193 #1,055
2017 178 #1,098
2016 184 #1,076
2015 167 #1,137
2014 171 #1,125
2013 155 #1,167
2012 165 #1,118
2011 174 #1,077
2010 159 #1,162
2009 182 #1,048
2008 133 #1,316
2007 129 #1,325
2006 129 #1,293
2005 118 #1,301
2004 108 #1,354
2003 97 #1,389
2002 80 #1,555
2001 101 #1,305
2000 89 #1,406
1995 73 #1,391
1990 54 #1,559
1985 47 #1,448
1980 27 #2,046
1975 27 #1,823
1970 15 #2,494
1965 5 #4,354
1960 6 #3,992
1955 6 #3,830
1950 – –
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1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
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Famous people named Shimon

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Shimon Peres Shimon Peres Israeli politician (1923–2016) Contemporary
  2. 2 Shimon bar Yochai Shimon bar Yochai Tannaitic sage of the 2nd century 1–160 · Antiquity
  3. 3 Shimon Watanabe Soccer player, Japan b. 1990 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Shimon, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Shimon?

The median living Shimon is about 14 years old. Half of all living Shimons are between 6 and 24 years old.

How many people named Shimon are alive today?

An estimated 5,400 people named Shimon are alive in the United States, based on 5,492 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Shimon in 2025?

Shimon ranked #963 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 241 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Shimon?

5,492 babies have been named Shimon in the United States since 1947, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Shimon most popular?

Shimon peaked in 2024, when 255 newborns received the name.

Is Shimon a boy or girl name?

Shimon is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Shimon rising or falling?

Shimon is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Shimon become more popular?

Shimon is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 280 boys named Shimon in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Shimon?

Well-known people named Shimon include Shimon Peres (politician), Shimon bar Yochai (politician), Shimon Watanabe (soccer player).

Names like Shimon

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