US rank #1039 Girls' name Peak 1988 27,271 births

Simone — #1039 US girls' name

27,271 babies named Simone in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1039
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Simone was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

797 babies were named Simone in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Simone

The Social Security Administration has registered 27,271 babies named Simone between 1908 and 2024, spanning 117 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Simone currently holds the #1039 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 797 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Simone performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5,834 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Simone shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,655 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Simone in 44 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Simone 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 27,271 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.

Simone at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

27,271

Since 1908

117 years of records

Peak year

1988

797 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,039

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1908

Recorded for 117 years

Last year on file: 2024

Simone popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1908

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
797
Annual births at peak — across 117 years of records
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Simone popularity over time — boys

535 total births recorded since 1913 (Simone as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 535 births
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Simone by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5,834 births that decade — 21% of Simone's all-time total
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Simone by state

Where Simone concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Simone
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
3,655 13.4%
#2 New York
3,652 13.4%
#3 Illinois
1,470 5.4%
#4 Texas
1,210 4.4%
#5 Florida
1,151 4.2%
#6 New Jersey
1,045 3.8%
#7 Pennsylvania
998 3.7%
#8 Michigan
911 3.3%
California share of Simone's total US births 13.4%
Even split

3,655 of 27,271 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.

Simone appears in 44 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Simone?
27,271 babies have been named Simone since 1908. It currently ranks #1039 among girls. The peak year was 1988 with 797 births.
When was Simone most popular?
Simone was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5,834 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Simone most popular?
The top states for the name Simone are California (3,655 births), New York (3,652 births), Illinois (1,470 births).
How long has the name Simone been used?
Simone has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 117 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Simone?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Simona, Simran, Sima, Simonne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1908–2024 (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.