girl's name
Simone
see-MOHN
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 254,721
the United States
#997
2025 births
Simone is a girl's name meaning he has heard, the French feminine of Simon. Our data marks it reviving, and it ranks 548th in France against 997th in the United States — the reverse of most French names of its generation.
- Simone is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1924, when 7,375 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival in France.
- Today about 1 in 6,935 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Simone over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 14,875 |
| 1910s | 33,560 |
| 1920s | 70,770 |
| 1930s | 55,350 |
| 1940s | 29,535 |
| 1950s | 11,760 |
| 1960s | 2,705 |
| 1970s | 630 |
| 1980s | 220 |
| 1990s | 95 |
| 2000s | 85 |
| 2010s | 255 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 380 |
What Simone means
Simone means he has heard, or God has heard. The Hebrew is a statement about God's response to a prayer rather than a description of the child.
Where Simone comes from
Simone is the French feminine of Simon, from the Hebrew Shim'on — he has heard, understood as God having heard a mother's prayer. Simon Peter is the apostle whom Jesus renames Kephas, the rock, so the name Peter exists because this one was set aside. The French feminine is medieval. Its modern weight comes from two women: Simone de Beauvoir, whose The Second Sex in 1949 founded a great deal of modern feminist thought, and Simone Weil, the philosopher and factory worker who died in England in 1943 at thirty-four.
Simone in use
Simone peaked in France in 1924, when 7,375 babies were registered, and our data marks it reviving. It now ranks 548th in France on 85 births, 997th in the United States on 254 and 1694th in England and Wales, across 254,721 lifetime births in four of the seven markets we track. It is one of six reviving names in this group, alongside Sylvia, Paulette, Lucille, Marcelle and Lorraine.
How popular is Simone?
In 2025, Simone was given to 85 babies in France, ranking #548 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Simone is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Simone
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Simone also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Simone over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Simone
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Simone in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Simone
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Simone — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Simone
What does the name Simone mean?
He has heard — the Hebrew Shim'on, understood as God having heard a prayer.
Is Simone the feminine of Simon?
Yes, the French feminine, formed in the medieval period.
Is Simone related to Peter?
Simon Peter was renamed Kephas, the rock, by Jesus — so Peter exists because Simon was set aside.
Is Simone coming back?
Our data marks it reviving, at 548th in France.
How popular is the name Simone?
In 2025, Simone was given to 85 babies in France, ranking #548 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Simone a girl's or a boy's name?
Simone is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Simone?
Simone has 2 syllables.
When was Simone most popular?
Simone peaked in 1924, when 7,375 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
What are the nicknames for Simone?
Simone is usually shortened to Sim and Mona.
Is Simone a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Simone currently ranks #220 in France. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.