Simona
Feminine · “he has heard”
Simona is the Italian and Romanian feminine of Simon, a Hebrew name that means he has heard — and it belongs, at the far end of its history, to the first of the apostles.
How old is the name Simona?
Simona first appears in US birth records in 1883 — 142 years ago. The typical Simona alive today was born around 1982, making them about 43 years old. About 3,200 people named Simona are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Simona most popular?
Simona peaked in 1883, reaching #651 nationally. Today it ranks #3459, 2,808 places below that high. See the whole 1883 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Shimon to Simona
The story of Simona
Shimon is a son of Jacob and a tribe of Israel, and the name was carried into Christian use by the apostle Peter, whose given name it was. Every European language made its own version — Simone in French and Italian, Simón in Spanish, Szymon in Polish. Simona is the Italian and Romanian feminine, widely used in both, and it reaches American records with families from Italy, Romania and the Czech lands.
Meaning
he has heard
From Hebrew Shimon, built on a verb meaning to hear; Leah names her son Shimon in Genesis because the Lord heard that she was unloved. Greek rendered it Simon, coinciding with an existing Greek word for snub-nosed.
How the name formed
- Shimon
- Simon
- Simona
Related forms: Simone · Simona · Simona · Simona
Pronouncing Simona
see-MOH-nah
Three syllables with the stress in the middle. Every letter is sounded in Italian.
Nicknames for Simona
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1883
- Most girls named
- 200565 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #651reached in 1883
- Change vs 2022
- +18.9%44 in 2025, from 37
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Simona in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Simone in French — same name
- Simona in Spanish — same name
- Simona in Romanian — same name
- Simona in Czech — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, New York, Washington.
Simonas among us
people named Simona are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 36,529 born in 2025 was named Simona
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Simona sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Simona is headed
Simona should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Simona beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Simona in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning with a documented record measured in thousands of years.
- Mona sits inside it as a complete name of its own.
- Every letter is said, so Italian, Spanish and Romanian speakers read it correctly at once.
- Simone is the French form and is far better known in English.
- Americans will flatten the first vowel from see to sih.
- In French, Simone is a women's name and Simon a men's, which occasionally confuses nearby.
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Frequently asked
- How many Simonas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 3,200 people named Simona are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Simona in 2025?
- Simona ranks #3459 among US girl names in 2025, with 44 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Simona?
- About 1 in every 36,529 US girls born in 2025 was named Simona — 44 in all.
- Will my child share the name Simona with classmates?
- Simona will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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