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
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.
Notable people called Šimun
- Šimun Kožičić Benja — 16th-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.