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Simeon

Boy

Origin of the name

Simeon comes from Hebrew, like Simon. In the Gospel of Luke, the old man Simeon recognizes Jesus as the Messiah.

Comeback name

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In 2019, Simeon reached its peak: 222 boys, 1 baby in 15,641. Almost forgotten around 1898, with about 0 births a year, it has been climbing back since. Its rank in 2025: No. 1091.
9,462births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 961rank at its peak, in 2019

Where babies named Simeon are born

2019

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The darker the blue, the more common Simeon is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Simeon is most common in Georgia (2.3 times), New York (1.5) and Pennsylvania (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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