The baby name Szymon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Polish: /ˈʂɨmɔn/ — approx. "SHI-mon" (stress on first syllable).
Szymon is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Szymon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Polish: /ˈʂɨmɔn/ — approx. "SHI-mon" (stress on first syllable).
Szymon is Hebrew in Origin.
Szymon is the Polish form of Simon, ultimately from Hebrew Shim‘on, based on the verb shama‘ “to hear,” commonly glossed as “he (God) has heard.” Via Greek Symeon/Simon and Latin Simon, the name spread with Christianity; in Poland it appears in records from the Middle Ages. In Polish it is pronounced roughly SHIH-mon, with sz representing the sh sound.
Borne by two apostles - Simon Peter and Simon the Zealot - and numerous later saints, Szymon gained durable prestige and has remained widely used, enjoying strong popularity in modern Poland. Polish diminutives include Szymek and Szymuś. International variants encompass Simon (English, French, German, Hungarian), Simeon/Symeon (Biblical/Orthodox), Simón (Spanish), Simão (Portuguese), Simone (Italian), Šimon (Czech/Slovak), and Simonas (Lithuanian). Related feminine forms abroad include Simona and Simone. The name’s enduring appeal blends biblical resonance with a crisp, distinctly Polish spelling.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #31 | 10,724 | 6,459 |
| PL | 0 | #62 | 483 | 2,600 | |
| Norway | Boys | 2024 | #132 | 5 | 437 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #134 | 4 | 1,769 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #150 | 2 | 2,166 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #179 | 4 | 1,509 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #300 | 26 | 7,401 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #301 | 5 | 6,530 |
| Canada | Boys | 2010 | #314 | 5 | 2,386 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #319 | 36 | 5,096 |
| NL | 0 | #379 | 13 | 2,481 | |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #387 | 5 | 2,846 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #416 | 27 | 2,180 |
| Germany | 0 | #422 | 16 | 2,542 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #558 | 8 | 10,162 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #694 | 263 | 5,873 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #793 | 160 | 5,697 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #893 | 6 | 7,053 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #914 | 17 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,403 | 69 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Szymon is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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