boy's name
Symeon
- Origin Polish
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 565
Symeon is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Symeon is a name of Polish origin.
- Peaked in 2000, when 13 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Symeon over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 15 |
| 2000s | 80 |
| 2010s | 130 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 105 |
How popular is Symeon?
In 2025, Symeon was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Symeon is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Symeon is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Syméon | Syméon is Symeon written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,479 in France, against #6,683 for Symeon. | 205 |
Names that peaked alongside Symeon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Symeon also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Symeon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Symeon
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Symeon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Symeon
How popular is the name Symeon?
In 2025, Symeon was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Symeon a girl's or a boy's name?
Symeon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Symeon most popular?
Symeon peaked in 2000, when 13 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Symeon a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Symeon currently ranks #1,479 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.