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How popular is the name Simon?
Births per year, rank history and how many Simons are alive today.
Simon (male), once a common boys' name, is now an uncommon choice for new babies in England and Wales, ranked 606th in 2025 with 63 given the name. The name peaked in 1964, when around 9,900 babies were given the name, the 13th most popular that year. It has declined since 1964; the 2025 figure is roughly 1% of its peak. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 250,000 babies have been named Simon in England and Wales since 1954. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
The Simon you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Simons born in England and Wales are between 47 and 61, and there are at least 240,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 55% chance that at least one of them will be called Simon.
How many babies are named Simon each year?
Where does Simon rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Simon most popular?
Simon peaked in 1964, when around 9,900 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Simon?
At least 240,000 people named Simon born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Simon?
Most living Simons are between 47 and 61; the most common age is about 61.
Is Simon becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.