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Šimun

Male#271 most common in Croatia3,204 people in Croatia
Meaning:
God has heard
Origin:
Hebrew

About the name Šimun

The Croatian form of Simon, from Hebrew 'God has heard'. St. Simon the Apostle is its patron; a traditional coastal name.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:
October 28 (sv. Šimun i Juda Tadej)

Popularity with newborns

  • Boys · 2025 · 330 births · #11 that year
Position on the annual list
Šimun — Position on the annual list#11#16#20#25#29#34201720182019202020212022202320242025

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

3,204 people in Croatia are called Šimun, according to the 2021 census. That is #271 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Šimun is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

BiblicalClassicReligiousModerately common

Notable people called Šimun

  • Šimun Kožičić Benja16th-century bishop and printer

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.