Simon Name Popularity

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How popular is Simon?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Simon, ranked the 254th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Simon has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #142 was reached for the first time in 1886 and as recently as 1888.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2015 with 1,643 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Simon in any given year was 57 in 1895.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Simon occurred roughly during the years 1907-1915, 1940-1943, 1981-1984, 1995-2002, and 2010-2013.

For a number of years, the name Simon has been moving upward in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Simon has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Simon?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

The name Simon is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Simon (Girl)		Simon (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,435	254
2017		< 5	--	1,376	263
2016		< 5	--	1,553	243
2015		8	12,836	1,643	235
2014		< 5	--	1,616	231
2013		< 5	--	1,609	229
2012		10	11,136	1,448	252
2011		< 5	--	1,362	255
2010		< 5	--	1,366	250
2009		< 5	--	1,332	261
2008		6	17,198	1,349	260
2007		< 5	--	1,350	258
2006		5	19,641	1,417	239
2005		< 5	--	1,311	252
2004		< 5	--	1,306	254
2003		< 5	--	1,420	235
2002		< 5	--	1,397	242
2001		5	17,576	1,271	259
2000		< 5	--	1,252	263
1999		< 5	--	1,126	267
1998		9	9,996	948	301
1997		< 5	--	781	334
1996		< 5	--	728	341
1995		5	15,426	644	370
1994		10	8,708	678	356
1993		7	11,630	668	353
1992		9	9,397	688	348
1991		8	10,134	619	372
1990		< 5	--	620	374
1989		5	14,244	576	383
1988		10	7,607	585	355
1987		8	8,652	576	345
1986		< 5	--	606	328
1985		< 5	--	564	338
1984		< 5	--	655	302
1983		< 5	--	463	375
1982		6	10,318	438	386
1981		< 5	--	466	374
1980		6	10,198	459	374
1979		< 5	--	483	363
1978		< 5	--	350	421
1977		< 5	--	367	412
1976		< 5	--	398	387
1975		< 5	--	342	421
1974		< 5	--	334	432
1973		6	8,259	346	421
1972		< 5	--	342	432
1971		6	8,175	337	448
1970		< 5	--	281	485
1969		< 5	--	243	497
1968		< 5	--	251	478
1967		< 5	--	224	503
1966		< 5	--	199	545
1965		5	7,376	191	556
1964		< 5	--	221	526
1963		< 5	--	213	544
1962		< 5	--	206	549
1961		< 5	--	226	528
1960		< 5	--	223	531
1959		< 5	--	202	550
1958		< 5	--	197	551
1957		< 5	--	209	537
1956		< 5	--	209	521
1955		< 5	--	223	493
1954		< 5	--	225	483
1953		< 5	--	204	493
1952		< 5	--	230	464
1951		< 5	--	195	485
1950		< 5	--	226	443
1949		< 5	--	199	466
1948		< 5	--	220	449
1947		5	6,019	230	441
1946		< 5	--	210	438
1945		< 5	--	179	445
1944		< 5	--	186	446
1943		< 5	--	249	388
1942		< 5	--	209	424
1941		< 5	--	192	425
1940		< 5	--	193	421
1939		< 5	--	206	396
1938		< 5	--	224	376
1937		< 5	--	195	400
1936		< 5	--	177	417
1935		< 5	--	200	386
1934		< 5	--	197	394
1933		5	4,780	196	390
1932		< 5	--	215	384
1931		< 5	--	232	370
1930		< 5	--	282	330
1929		< 5	--	267	343
1928		< 5	--	267	348
1927		< 5	--	283	346
1926		< 5	--	286	342
1925		< 5	--	337	310
1924		< 5	--	330	318
1923		< 5	--	328	322
1922		< 5	--	376	291
1921		5	5,761	394	282
1920		< 5	--	342	310
1919		< 5	--	363	276
1918		< 5	--	374	275
1917		< 5	--	358	269
1916		< 5	--	352	272
1915		< 5	--	326	270
1914		< 5	--	274	262
1913		6	3,135	238	247
1912		< 5	--	226	230
1911		< 5	--	137	217
1910		< 5	--	132	198
1909		< 5	--	94	224
1908		< 5	--	85	226
1907		< 5	--	79	229
1906		< 5	--	83	216
1905		< 5	--	80	214
1904		< 5	--	76	212
1903		< 5	--	77	203
1902		< 5	--	58	246
1901		< 5	--	72	200
1900		< 5	--	74	236
1899		< 5	--	68	198
1898		< 5	--	68	213
1897		< 5	--	79	192
1896		< 5	--	85	194
1895		< 5	--	57	234
1894		< 5	--	87	175
1893		< 5	--	71	204
1892		< 5	--	80	194
1891		< 5	--	63	198
1890		< 5	--	73	185
1889		< 5	--	69	190
1888		< 5	--	109	142
1887		< 5	--	67	187
1886		< 5	--	97	142
1885		< 5	--	83	161
1884		< 5	--	85	165
1883		< 5	--	90	143
1882		< 5	--	78	175
1881		< 5	--	75	164
1880		< 5	--	88	157

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.