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Simeon
Pronounced /ˈsɪ.mi.ən/
Rank in 2024
#1,137
Born in 2024
184
Peak year
2019 · #963
Origin
Hebrew
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 184 boys were named Simeon, about 1 in every 9,322.
- It peaked in 2019 with 222 babies, ranked #963.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 9,258 boys have been named Simeon since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Simeon per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 531 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Silent: 406 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 496 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 844 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,507 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Z: 2,980 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,276 babies, 0.10 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Middle English Simeon, from Latin Simeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, “hearkening, listening”), originally referring to Simeon, a son of Jacob. Doublet of Simon.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- /ˈsɪ.mi.ən/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Simeon, CC BY-SA 4.0.