Simone
Featured in baby name books
Simone is the French feminine form of Simon, meaning “God listens” or “one who listens well.” The name caught on in the U.S. around 1960, after Simone Signoret’s Oscar win; Nina Simone and Simone de Beauvoir add musical and feminist associations. A namesake is Simone Segouin, a teenage French Resistance fighter who sabotaged the Nazi occupation and helped capture German soldiers.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Badass Baby Names
Book links are affiliate links; we may earn a commission on purchases.
Usage of Simone in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Simone against each list of names.
❌
Albanian
❌
Arabic
❌
Armenian
❌
Bengali
❌
Bulgarian
❌
Catalan
❌
Chinese
❌
Cornish
❌
Croatian
❌
Czech
❌
Danish
❌
Dothraki
❌
Dutch
✅
English
❌
Estonian
✅
Filipino
❌
Finnish
❌
French
❌
Georgian
❌
German
✅
Greek
❌
Hawaiian
✅
Hebrew
❌
Hindi
❌
Hungarian
❌
Icelandic
❌
Indonesian
❌
Irish
✅
Italian
❌
Japanese
❌
Khmer
❌
Klingon
❌
Korean
❌
Latin
❌
Latvian
❌
Lithuanian
❌
Macedonian
❌
Norwegian
❌
Persian
❌
Polish
❌
Portuguese
❌
Romanian
❌
Russian
❌
Scottish
❌
Serbian
❌
Slovak
❌
Slovenian
✅
Spanish
❌
Swahili
❌
Swedish
❌
Telugu
❌
Thai
❌
Turkish
❌
Ukrainian
❌
Vietnamese
❌
Welsh
❌
Yiddish
❌
Yoruba
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Simone is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Simone in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 254 girls were named Simone, making it the #995 girls' name in the US. Since 1908, 27,531 girls have been named Simone, with the most (797) in 1988. It is most common, relative to births, in Massachusetts, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Simone in other languages
- Simon Dutch, English, French, Hungarian, Slovenian
- Simona Czech, Italian, Latvian, Romanian, Slovenian
- Семён Bulgarian, Russian
- Jimena Spanish
- Simeó Catalan
- Simo Finnish
- Simón Spanish
- Szimóna Hungarian
- Szymon Polish
- Šimon Czech
Simone name days
- October 28 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Simone
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Simone, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical storm Simone | 1968 | Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Simone | 1961 | Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Simone
There are 23 towns and villages with Simone in their name, in 6 countries.
🇲🇿 Mozambique 11🇮🇹 Italy 7🇧🇷 Brazil 2🇭🇹 Haiti 1🇵🇭 Philippines 1🇿🇲 Zambia 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Simone | Lazio, 🇮🇹 Italy | 6,839 | Map |
| San Simone | Apulia, 🇮🇹 Italy | 410 | Map |
| Parco Simone | Campania, 🇮🇹 Italy | 235 | Map |
| San Simone | Liguria, 🇮🇹 Italy | 82 | Map |
| Simone | Piedmont, 🇮🇹 Italy | 50 | Map |
| Simone | Artibonite, 🇭🇹 Haiti | – | Map |
| Simone | Calabria, 🇮🇹 Italy | – | Map |
| Simone | Gaza Province, 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – | Map |
| Simone | Gaza Province, 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – | Map |
| Simone | Inhambane Province, 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Simone
There are 7 lakes and reservoirs with Simone in their name.
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Lac Simone | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Simone | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Simone | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Simone | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Simone | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Simone | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Mademoiselle-Simone | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Simone songs
4 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Simone in their title. The best known:
- La Passion de Simone – Kaija Saariaho (2006)
- Simone – The Kik (2012)
- Simone spaccia – Fabrizio Moro (2026)
- A la meva mare Simone – Jean Luc Issarni
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Simone
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Simone.
Simone Battle
Simone Bianchi
Simone Biles
Simone Consonni
See more...
Fictional characters named Simone
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Simone as a pet name
FurryName has found 73 dogs named Simone in public pet registers, making it the #1,752 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (9), Seattle (3), Richmond (1). Simone as a dog name →
FurryName has found 13 cats named Simone in public pet registers, making it the #628 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (6), Laval (4), Seattle (3). Simone as a cat name →
Simone products
☕
Simone name mug
🥤
Simone tumbler
🧢
Simone cap
👕
Simone t-shirt
📿
Simone necklace
💫
Simone bracelet
🔑
Simone keychain
🎄
Simone ornament
🧸
Simone baby blanket
🧩
Simone name puzzle
🖼️
Simone wall sign
🛏️
Simone pillow
Product links are Amazon affiliate links; we may earn a commission on purchases.