Simeon is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “hearkening, listening.” In 2024 it was given to 184 boys in the United States.
Simeon belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “hearkening, listening” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Simeon first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #360 in 1880, and in 2024 184 babies received the name — 9,258 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Simeon means “hearkening, listening” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Simeon is a boy name. In 2024, 184 babies received the name in the US.
Simeon comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Simeon first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #360 in 1880, and 184 babies were given the name in 2024.
Simeon is pronounced /ˈsɪ.mi.ən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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