Shimon is a distinctive choice, ranked #1538 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Shimon in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1538
US Rank #963
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About the Name Shimon
Shimon is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #1000. The name has climbed 273 places in the last five years โ a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Shimon is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Shimon in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #932, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
โญ Famous People Named Shimon
Rona-Lee Shimon โ Rona-Lee Shimon, credited onscreen as Rona-Lee Shim'on, is an Israeli actress, singer, dancer and model.
Shimon Sharif โ Shimon Sharif is an Indian sport shooter.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Shimon
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Shimon per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Shimon in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Shimon is declining: down 265 places since 2020, to #1,538 in 2025. It peaked at #1,000 in 2024.
Shimon is more popular in the US (#932) than in the UK (#1000). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Shimon include: Rona-Lee Shimon, Shimon Sharif and Shimon Glick. Short summaries for each appear below.
Shimon ranks #932 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
17
UK babies named Shimon (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 265 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Shimon
Almost certainly the only Shimon in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2024–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Shimon
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Rabbi Shimon Maryles (Hebrew: ืจืื ืฉืืขืื ืืจืืืก) from Jarosลaw (Yiddish: Yeruslav), also known as Rabbi Shimon Yerslover, was the founder of Yeruslav Hasidism (Hebrew: ืืกืืืืช ืืจืืกืื).
Shimon Peres ( shee-MOHN PERR-ess, -โ ez; Hebrew: ืฉืืขืื ืคืจืก [สiหmon หpeสes] ; born Szymon Perski, Polish: [หสษจmษn หpษrskสฒi]; 2 August 1923 โ 28 September 2016) was an Israeli politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the president of Israel from 2007 to 2014.
Shimon Gibson is a British-born archaeologist living in North Carolina, where he is a professor of practice in the Department of History at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.