Simen

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 17 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Simen is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name4.3K records spelled Simen7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, Netherlands, United States, Germany

  Languages: English, Western Frisian, Dutch

  Also written Şimen

• French given name465 records spelled Simen3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Norway, Belgium

  Also written Şimen

• a separate given name245 records spelled Simen3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, India, Ethiopia

  Also written Šimen, Simén

44 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Simen is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In German, männl. Vom., norwegische Form von

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

• In Malay, cement (a powdered substance)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Maltese, to put on weight, to stout

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In mnc, romanization of ᠰᡳᠮᡝᠨ

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In mlv, cement

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

NO SSB — Navn (1880–present) — 73 years between 1947–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Simen Agdesteinb. 1967NONorwegian chess player, chess coach and football player
• Simen Alsvikb. 1971NOdirector from Norway
• ICS Vortexb. 1974NOnot in their usual nameNorwegian musician
• Simen Eriksrudb. 1975NONorwegian music producer and songwriter
• Simen Østensenb. 1984NONorwegian cross-country skier
• Simen Raaen Sandmælb. 1990NONorwegian association football player
• Simen Wangbergb. 1991NONorwegian footballer
• Simen Hegstad Krügerb. 1993NONorwegian cross-country skier
• Simen Spieler Nilsenb. 1993NONorwegian speed skater
• Simen Juklerødb. 1994NOassociation football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 207 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Simen?

We estimate roughly 8.9 thousand people bear Simen (counting its spellings and scripts) across 7 countries in our records.

In which country does Simen have the most bearers?

We estimate about 8.7 thousand people bear Simen in Norway, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled simen.

Where is Simen most common?

Simen is densest in Norway, where the national register counts about 1 in 632 people carrying it.

How common is Simen compared with other names?

In Norway, Simen is the 122nd most common given name of 38,312 given names recorded there.

Is Simen a male or female name?

Simen is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Simen mean?

Recorded meaning: a male given name, variant of Simon, used since Middle Ages