Shimon

Where Shimon comes from

Transliteration of Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (shimon).
— Wiktionary's entry for Shimon
  • Hebrew
Along the way
  1. 1923
    Shimon Peres born
    Israeli politician (1923–2016) –Former President of Israel (2007–2014) and Prime Minister of Israel
  2. 1947
    First appearance
    #3,733 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1951
    Shimon Sakaguchi born
    Japanese immunologist and physician
  4. 2024
    Peak, #915
    255 babies named Shimon — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Shimon Peres · Israeli politician (1923–2016) –Former President of Israel (2007–2014) and Prime Minister of Israel, 1923–2016
  • Shimon Sakaguchi · Japanese immunologist and physician, born 1951
  • Shimon bar Yochai · Jewish rabbi author of the Zohar, 100–160
  • Shimon Watanabe · Japanese association football player, born 1990
  • Shimon Gershon · Israeli footballer, singer, and author, born 1977

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.