Symeon
Meaning: “hearkening, listening”
About the name Symeon
Symeon is a boy name with Biblical Hebrew roots, meaning “hearkening, listening”.
It has a unique feel. In 2025, Symeon ranked #9598 for boys in the US, with 8 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2000. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Symeon were boys.
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew, meaning “hearkening, listening”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Symeon”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #9598
- In 2015
- #11905
- Babies in 2025
- 8
Popularity of Symeon, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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