Boys' name · since 1947
Shimon
Shimon has 5,492 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,686 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #964 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,492
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shimon is the #964 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,492 recorded since 1947.
Shimon has 5,492 recorded births among boys since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #964 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #1,686 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #964 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,492 born since 1947
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shimon ranks #1,686 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #964 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,492 born since 1947, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,686 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #964 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,492
- born since 1947
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shimon's 5,492 recorded births place it above 96.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shimon compares
5,492 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shimon's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shimon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,492 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 255 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shimon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shimon's full recorded timeline at 1990, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 255 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shimon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 255
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Shimon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,729 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Shimon's strongest decade.
1,729 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Shimon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 40
1950s
40 births
- 1960s 76
1960s
76 births
- 1970s 198
1970s
198 births
- 1980s 344
1980s
344 births
- 1990s 620
1990s
620 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,166 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,729 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,314 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,729 births (31% of all-time use).
How Shimon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shimon's total volume
Shimon by state
Where Shimon concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 4,038 | 73.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 816 | 14.9% |
| #3 | California | | 30 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.1% |
4,038 of 5,492 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Shimon's data
- Shimon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,729 total births) through the 2020s (1,314) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shimons (4,038 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shimon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~78 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1947–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shimon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.