UK girl's name

Simmone

Feminine variant of the Hebrew name Simon, meaning "one who hears".

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 1997. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Simmone is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Simmone popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 1997 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3824, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 3 births.

This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 1997 to 1997. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

Simmone is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.

We estimate that about 6 living people in the UK are called Simmone. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 1998 or 2026.

Key insights

• Simmone ranked #3824 for girls in England and Wales in 1997, with 3 registrations.
• The name peaked in 1997, when 3 girls were registered as Simmone.
• Simmone ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #565 in 1986.
• About 6 living people in the UK are estimated to have Simmone as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#3824

1997

Births in 1997

Latest year

Peak year

1997

3 births

Estimated living

2026

Meaning

What does Simmone mean?

The name Simmone is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name Shim'on, meaning "he has heard" or "he has been heard." This biblical name has its roots in ancient Judaic culture and can be traced back to the Old Testament era.

The earliest recorded use of the name Simmone dates back to the 1st century AD, when it appeared in various Jewish texts and historical records. One notable early bearer of the name was Simone bar Yochai, a renowned Jewish rabbi and scholar who lived in the 2nd century AD and is revered as a great mystic in the Jewish tradition.

Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Simmone gained popularity among Christian communities, particularly in Europe. It was often used as a variant of the name Simon, which was derived from the same Hebrew root. During this period, the name was also spelled in various ways, such as Simone, Simona, and Simonne.

One of the earliest and most famous bearers of the name Simmone was Saint Simone Stock, an English Catholic nun who lived in the 13th century (c. 1165-1265). She is renowned for her role in the establishment of the Carmelite Order and is widely venerated in the Catholic Church.

Another notable historical figure with the name Simmone was Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), a French existentialist philosopher, writer, and feminist icon. Her groundbreaking work, "The Second Sex," published in 1949, is considered a seminal text in feminist theory and greatly influenced the women's rights movement.

In the realm of literature, Simmone de Camporte (c. 1145-1201) was a renowned Occitan troubadour and noblewoman from southern France during the 12th century. Her poems and songs, written in the Occitan language, have been preserved and studied by scholars for their literary and historical significance.

The name Simmone also found its way into the arts, with Simone Martini (c. 1284-1344), an Italian painter from Siena, being one of the most celebrated artists of the early Renaissance period. His masterpieces, such as the "Maestà" altarpiece and frescoes in the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, are renowned for their innovative style and influence on subsequent generations of artists.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

Decades

Simmone by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Simmone was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade	Average rank	Total births	Years covered
1990s	#3824	3	1

Geography

Where Simmone is most common

The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Simmone. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.

Simmone ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #565 in 1986.

Scotland

#565 in 1986

Across the UK

Simmone in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Scotland (NRS)

#565 in 1986

1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered

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FAQ

Simmone: questions and answers

How popular is the name Simmone in the UK right now?

In 1997, Simmone was ranked #3824 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.

When was Simmone most popular?

The peak year on record was 1997, with 3 babies registered as Simmone in England and Wales.

What is the meaning and origin of Simmone?

Feminine variant of the Hebrew name Simon, meaning "one who hears".

How many people are called Simmone in the UK?

A total of 3 babies have been registered as Simmone across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.

Where is Simmone most common?

In the latest published local rankings, Simmone ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #565 in 1986. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.