as a First Name
Usual English form of Simeon, borne in the New Testament by various characters: two apostles, a brother of Jesus, a Pharisee, a leper, a tanner, a sorcerer (who offered money for the gifts of the Holy Ghost, giving rise to the term simony), and the man who carried Jesus's cross to the Crucifixion.
| 833rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 46,014
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Simon per capita
- 2010
- marked the height of its popularity
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