Meaning 
The name Simon has the following meaning: One who obeys. The name of the second son of Jacob and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Simon is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 252 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Simon fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 2 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 263 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Simon in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Simon and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Simon: Boys - Axel, Chaim, Ephraim, Jasiah, Nagid, Nathanael, Girls - Cayla, Chaya, Danna, Iyanna, Manuela, Nagida, Naomi, Taliyah, Yoselin, Zina, Both genders - Deborah, Jessica
Variants 
The name Simon is a variant of Simeon. Other popular variants of the name Simeon are: Samein (Arabic), Shiemon, Shimon (Hebrew), Siemen (Dutch), Sim, Sime, Simion (French), Simm, Simmy (German), Simon, Simone (Italian), Symeon, Symon
Style 
We think the name Simon should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Simon to be: Strong, masculine, poised chapIn one word, you might describe Simon as a(n) " poised" person. See other "poised" names for boys.
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