The first name Simon

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About the first name Simon

Meaning

The name Simon traditionally means “he has heard”.

Historical origin

The name Simon comes from Hebrew Shim‘on, an ancient biblical name.

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The spread of Simon owes much to religious usage; in archival sources it may appear in spellings adapted to the language of the record.

Pronunciation:si-monsim.ɔ̃

Frequency of the first name Simon by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Simon by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

2,272total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name SimonLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Simon in baptisms by year.2001501005001600168117621843192420051600–1604 2 baptisms1615–1619 4 baptisms1620–1624 4 baptisms1630–1634 6 baptisms1635–1639 4 baptisms1640–1644 2 baptisms1645–1649 12 baptisms1650–1654 2 baptisms1660–1664 8 baptisms1665–1669 4 baptisms1670–1674 4 baptisms1675–1679 4 baptisms1680–1684 8 baptisms1685–1689 2 baptisms1690–1694 12 baptisms1695–1699 38 baptisms1700–1704 26 baptisms1705–1709 8 baptisms1710–1714 8 baptisms1715–1719 12 baptisms1725–1729 14 baptisms1730–1734 22 baptisms1735–1739 12 baptisms1740–1744 22 baptisms1745–1749 6 baptisms1750–1754 16 baptisms1755–1759 10 baptisms1760–1764 16 baptisms1765–1769 12 baptisms1770–1774 10 baptisms1775–1779 18 baptisms1780–1784 22 baptisms1785–1789 22 baptisms1790–1794 30 baptisms1795–1799 30 baptisms1800–1804 30 baptisms1805–1809 38 baptisms1810–1814 36 baptisms1815–1819 38 baptisms1820–1824 56 baptisms1825–1829 60 baptisms1830–1834 86 baptisms1835–1839 86 baptisms1840–1844 68 baptisms1845–1849 88 baptisms1850–1854 94 baptisms1855–1859 124 baptisms1860–1864 72 baptisms1865–1869 56 baptisms1870–1874 60 baptisms1875–1879 52 baptisms1880–1884 30 baptisms1885–1889 18 baptisms1890–1894 20 baptisms1895–1899 16 baptisms1900–1904 12 baptisms1905–1909 4 baptisms1910–1914 14 baptisms1915–1919 8 baptisms1920–1924 8 baptisms1925–1929 10 baptisms1930–1934 12 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1940–1944 6 baptisms1945–1949 8 baptisms1950–1954 8 baptisms1955–1959 4 baptisms1960–1964 12 baptisms1965–1969 18 baptisms1970–1974 20 baptisms1975–1979 98 baptisms1980–1984 134 baptisms1985–1989 122 baptisms1990–1994 110 baptisms1995–1999 66 baptisms2000–2004 30 baptisms2005–2009 2 baptisms

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