Recorded 1930–2022 Boys' name Peak 1990 31 births

Simmon — boys' name

31 babies named Simmon in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

31 boys have been named Simmon since 1930, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

31
total births
1930–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Simmon was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Simmon in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Simmon

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Simmon between 1930 and 2022, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Simmon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Simmon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Simmon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Simmon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 31 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Simmon at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

31

Since 1930

93 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1930

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2022

Simmon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1930

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
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Simmon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 35% of Simmon's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Simmon?
31 babies have been named Simmon since 1930. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Simmon most popular?
Simmon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Simmon been used?
Simmon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 93 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Simmon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Simon, Simeon, Simcha, Sim, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1930–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.