Szymon is a distinctive choice, ranked #1235 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Szymon in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1235
About the Name Szymon
Szymon has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 783 places in five years. It was most popular in 2009 at #247 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2003.
Szymon is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Szymon
Unlikely. With around 22 UK babies named Szymon per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Szymon in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Szymon has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 783 places in the last five years. Its peak was #247 in 2009. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Szymon is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Szymon include: Szymon Nehring — Szymon Nehring is a Polish pianist.; Szymon Sićko — Szymon Sićko is a Polish handball player for Industria Kielce and the Polish national team.; Szymon Kielan — Szymon Kielan is a Polish tennis player..
Szymon does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Szymons in the wild.
22
UK babies named Szymon (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 783 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Szymon
Likely around 1 other Szymon in the class
UK Popularity (2003–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Szymon
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Szymon Okolski, also known as Simon Okolski, was a well-known Polish–Lithuanian historian, theologian, and specialist in heraldry. His own clan and coat of arms were that of Rawicz.
Szymon Zacjusz or Szymon Żak was a Polish Protestant pastor, supporter of Reformation in Lesser Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He spent his childhood in Proszowice.
Szymon Czechowicz was a prominent Polish painter of the Baroque, considered one of the most accomplished painters of 18th century sacral painting in Poland. He specialized in sublime effigies of painted figures.
Szymon Goldberg was a Polish-born Jewish classical violinist and conductor, latterly an American. Born in Włocławek, Congress Poland, Goldberg played the violin as a child growing up in Warsaw.