Simon: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Simon year by year

Simon climbs 8 places from 2024 (ranked 153rd then). Since 2020 (52 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 12%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	145th	46
2024	153rd	40
2023	142nd	46
2022	118th	60
2021	111th	69
2020	138th	52

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Simon since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Simon appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 1986, with 1,094 babies. The strongest decade is the 1980s (9,602 babies). Since 1980, about 22,021 children in Québec have been named Simon.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Simon in Québec in 2025?

46 boys were named Simon in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 145th rank among boy names.

Is Simon a popular name in Québec?

Simon ranks 145th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Simon given most often?

In 1986, with 1,094 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Simon a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Simon only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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