Shimon is the Hebrew form of Simon, the name of the second son of Jacob and Leah, and means "he has heard" or "God has heard". It is a traditional choice in Orthodox Jewish families in the United States, where Shimon Peres, the Israeli president and Nobel laureate, is its most famous modern bearer. Shimon climbed from number 1406 in 2000 into the US top 1000 in 2024 and ranks number 963 among boys' names in 2025.