How Many People Are Named Shimon?
An estimated 5,141 people in the United States have the first name Shimon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Shimon peaked in popularity in 2024 with 247 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shimon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shimon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,141
About 1 in 66,671 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2024
247 births
Total Registered
5,241
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shimon
Shimon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,241 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Shimon as a male name
Ranked #932 in 2024
247 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (247 births)
Shimon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shimon span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,729 babies were registered. While Shimon is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Shimon by Decade
How has Shimon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shimon by State
Birth registrations for Shimon span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Florida, California, New Jersey. On average, about 1,163 Shimons were registered per state.
Shimon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shimon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Shimon
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Shimon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shimon?
We estimate approximately 5,141 people named Shimon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 66,671 Americans share this first name.
Is Shimon a common name?
Shimon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,241 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shimon most popular?
Shimon reached peak popularity in 2024, when 247 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shimon is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shimon a male name?
Shimon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shimon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shimon Smith, Shimon Johnson, Shimon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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