Simone
Masculine · “he has heard”
Simone is given to girls far more often — 27,531 girls against 536 boys since 1880. See Simone as a girl name
Simone is the French feminine of Simon, a name meaning he has heard. It was carried by a philosopher who worked on a factory floor, and borrowed by a singer who needed a name her mother would not recognize.
How old is the name Simone?
Simone first appears in US birth records in 1913 — 112 years ago. The typical Simone alive today was born around 1986, making them about 39 years old. About 400 people named Simone are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Simone most popular?
Simone peaked in 1938, reaching #2326 nationally. See the whole 1938 chart.
Lists built from the same records:
Where it comes from
From Shimon to Simone
The story of Simone
Eunice Waymon, a classically trained pianist playing bars in Atlantic City, took a stage name so her churchgoing mother would not find out: Nina, a pet name, and Simone after the French actress Simone Signoret. As Nina Simone she became one of the great voices of the century. Another Simone, the philosopher Simone Weil, left teaching to work on the assembly lines of a Paris car factory so that she could understand the lives of workers from the inside. The name is recorded for a very few boys, but it is a woman's name everywhere.
Meaning
he has heard, through Simon
Simone is the feminine of Simon, from Hebrew Shimon, he has heard, the name of one of Jacob's sons and of the apostle Peter.
How the name formed
- Shimon
- Simon
- Simone
Related forms: Simone · Simona · Simona
Pronouncing Simone
sih-MOHN
Stress on the second syllable. In French, see-MUN.
Nicknames for Simone
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
- 1913
- Most boys named
- 199116 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2326reached in 1938
- Change vs 2023
- +20.0%6 in 2024, from 5
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.
Simone in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Simone in French — same name
- Simona in Italian — same name
- Simona in Spanish — same name
Simones among us
people named Simone are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Simone sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a clear meaning and admired namesakes.
- It is familiar in French and English.
- English and French speakers will say it differently.
- In Italian, Simone is a man's name, which some Italian speakers will point out.
Nobody names a baby alone.
Put Simone to the vote.
Add it to a family vote or a couple’s swipe deck — the other person gets one card, a simple answer and room to say why. No app, no account for them.
Only the people you invite can see your list.
Already decided on Simone? Hide it among decoys and let them guess.
What they receive
Someone added a name to your list
Simone
Masculine
Frequently asked
- How many Simones are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Simone are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Simone in 2025?
- Simone is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Simone with classmates?
- Simone will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More S names
The most-given names starting with S, all years combined.
Steven#271 · Stephen#383 · Samuel#18 · Scott#534 · Sean#489 · Shawn#681 · Stanley#863 · Steve#1609
Looking for what else is popular rather than what resembles Simone? See the current top 100.
Choosing between Simone and another name?
See them side by side — full stats, history and a gentle verdict.
Compare side by sideIn a hurry? Just pick a winner — one tap, no sign-up, and you see how everyone else voted.
Weighing a whole shortlist? Add the rest in the builder, or settle it with a bracket.
Cast your vote
Which one would you pick?
Your gut first, the numbers after — the split shows once you pick.
US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
No advertising trackers and no data sellinghow we handle your dataindependent and founder-run, about Name Battle