Simone
Simone was the 998th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 254 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 311th with 797 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 172 places. More babies were named Simone in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning feminine of Simon · French, Hebrew
Say it sih-MOHN /sɪˈmoʊn/
- Rank in 2025
- #998 girls, down 138 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 254girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1988797 babies
- Total since 1880
- 28,067babies recorded
What does the name Simone mean?
Simone is the French feminine of Simon, as Wiktionary notes (in Italian, Simone is the masculine form). Simon was a Greek name (DMNES glosses it 'flat-nosed') used in the New Testament to render Hebrew Shimʿon, which Genesis 29:33 explains through Leah's words that the LORD 'heard' her, from shamaʿ 'to hear'. Well-known bearers include the writer Simone de Beauvoir, the singer Nina Simone and the gymnast Simone Biles.
שִׁמְעוֹן (Shimʿon) (Biblical Hebrew, “Simeon”)שָׁמַע (shamaʿ) (Hebrew, “to hear”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Simon, Simona, Simeon, Monie.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Simone', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Hebrew Bible, Genesis 29:33 (Sefaria, with JPS translation), Sefaria
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Simon', DMNES (Durham University)
Simone popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 536 since 1913.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #998 | 254 |
| 2020 | #860 | 314 |
| 2010 | #672 | 431 |
| 2000 | #579 | 449 |
| 1990 | #347 | 767 |
| 1980 | #738 | 226 |
| 1970 | #638 | 258 |
| 1960 | #632 | 257 |
| 1950 | #1,292 | 51 |
| 1940 | #904 | 64 |
| 1930 | #2,095 | 17 |
| 1920 | #1,149 | 44 |
| 1910 | #1,910 | 8 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Simone, counting every spelling?
Simone is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #885 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #998 for Simone on its own. Together these spellings went to 288 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simone | 254 | #998 | 1,376 |
| Symone | 34 | #4,259 | 205 |
| Cymone | — | — | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Simone?
254 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Simone (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Simone born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 33 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Simone.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Simone?
About 25,500 people born in the US named Simone are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 18 and 42. That makes Simone mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Simone by state
How common Simone was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.3×), New York (2.1×), Oregon (2.0×), Maryland (1.7×), California (1.7×). In 23 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Simone: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Simone, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Simone · Sibling names for Simone
Questions about the name Simone
What does Simone mean?
Simone means “feminine of Simon” (French, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Simone?
Simone was the 998th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 254 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 311th with 797 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 172 places. More babies were named Simone in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Simone a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Simone in the US.
Where is Simone most popular?
In 2021–2025, Simone was most common in District of Columbia (1.43 per 1,000 girls), followed by Massachusetts and New York.