Boys' name · since 1880
Simon
70,283 babies named Simon in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #230 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 70,283
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Simon currently ranks #230 among boys' names in America, with 70,283 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Simon recorded 70,283 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #230 nationally today, ahead of 98% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #403 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #230 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 70,283 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Simon ranks #403 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #230 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 70,283 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #230 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 70,283
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Simon's 70,283 recorded births place it above 99.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Simon compares
70,283 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Simon's all-time total is 190x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Simon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 70,283 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,645 | 34 | 22,252 |
Simon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Simon's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1895, with only 57 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 1,645, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Simon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 1,645
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Simon popularity over time - girls
161 total births recorded since 1913 (Simon as girls' name)
Simon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (14,880 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Simon's strongest decade.
14,880 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Simon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 841
1880s
841 births
- 1890s 731
1890s
731 births
- 1900s 778
1900s
778 births
- 1910s 2,780
1910s
2,780 births
- 1920s 3,210
1920s
3,210 births
- 1930s 2,124
1930s
2,124 births
- 1940s 2,068
1940s
2,068 births
- 1950s 2,120
1950s
2,120 births
- 1960s 2,194
1960s
2,194 births
- 1970s 3,574
1970s
3,574 births
- 1980s 5,395
1980s
5,395 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,514 births
- 2000s
2000s
13,428 births
- 2010s
2010s
14,880 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,646 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 14,880 births (21% of all-time use).
How Simon 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 Simon's total volume
Simon by state
Where Simon concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7,717 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6,890 | 9.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 6,185 | 8.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 2,667 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 2,494 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,483 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 2,401 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,121 | 3.0% |
7,717 of 70,283 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Simon appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Simon's data
- Simon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (14,880 total births) through the 2020s (8,646) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Simons (7,717 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Simon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Simon 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.