Simonne
A feminine name of French origin formed by combining the root "Simon" and the feminine French suffix "onne".
Name Census estimates that about 410 living Americans carry the first name Simonne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Simonne today is around 40 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Simonne births was 1916 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Simonne. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Simonne with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
410
~ 1 in 835,986 Americans
Peak year
1916
22 babies that year
Average age
40
years old
2021 SSA rank
#17,347
Tracked since 1909
Census
Simonne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 600 people with the first name Simonne, which placed it at #18,079 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#18,079
National first-name rank
People counted
600
600 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
61.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Simonne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Simonne is White at 61.3%. The next largest groups are Black (19.8%) and Hispanic (9.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Simonne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Simonne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White61.3% · 368
- Black or African American19.8% · 119
- Hispanic or Latino9.0% · 54
- Two or more races6.3% · 38
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 7
Popularity
Simonne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Simonne from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 166 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Simonne by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Simonne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Simonnes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts recorded the most babies named Simonne, while California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 45 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Simonne
Simonne is a French feminine given name derived from the late Latin name Simona, which itself derived from the Latin name Simon. Simon has its origins in the Hebrew name Shim'on, meaning "one who has heard" or "one who listens." The name Simona was popularized by early Christian martyr Saint Simona, who was venerated in the 4th century.
The earliest recorded use of the name Simonne dates back to the 13th century in France. It gained wider popularity during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods, particularly among the French nobility and upper classes. The name was often associated with virtue, piety, and a strong Christian faith.
One of the earliest notable bearers of the name Simonne was Simonne de Beauvoir, a French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist, and social theorist. She was born in 1908 and played a significant role in the 20th-century feminist movement. Her seminal work, "The Second Sex," published in 1949, is considered a groundbreaking feminist text.
Another famous Simonne was Simonne Mathieu, a French tennis player who won the French Open in 1938 and 1939. She was born in 1908 and was one of the leading female tennis players of her era, known for her powerful forehand and exceptional court coverage.
In the realm of literature, Simonne Schwarz-Bart was a French novelist and playwright of Guadeloupean descent, born in 1938. Her novel "The Bridge of Beyond" was awarded the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 1972, making her the first woman of African descent to receive this honor.
Simonne Monet-Hoskins was a French-American painter and the only daughter of the renowned Impressionist artist Claude Monet. Born in 1867, she was a talented artist in her own right and played a crucial role in preserving her father's legacy and promoting his artistic vision.
Simonne Delaunay was a French artist and textile designer, born in 1885. She was a pioneer of the Orphism art movement and is celebrated for her vibrant and abstract textile designs, which combined bold colors and geometric shapes, influencing fashion and design in the early 20th century.
People
Simonne + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Simonne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Simonne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 410 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Simonne going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 835,986 US residents.
Is Simonne a common name?
We classify Simonne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 876 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Simonne most popular?
The single biggest year for Simonne was 1916, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Simonne is about 40 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Simonne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 600 people with the name Simonne, or 0.20 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,079 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Simonne in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Simonne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Simonne appears almost entirely female. Of the 603 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Simonne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Simonne is White at 61.3%. The next largest groups are Black (19.8%) and Hispanic (9.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Simonne most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Simonne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 61.3% (368 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Simonne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Simonne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Simonne in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Simonne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Simonne in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Simonne can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Simonne?
Find out how many people share the name Simonne on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.