Zion Boy
How popular is Zion?
#142 boy name in 2025
2,496 baby boys were named Zion in the US in 2025, making it the 142nd most popular boy name. Another 94 girls got the name (#2,017 for girls).
Zion popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #142 for boys (▲ 9 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,496 boys, 94 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+47% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #227 in 2015, #143 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (2,889 boys) |
| Highest rank | #125 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 93% boys, 7% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Zion counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Zion family of names ranked #129 for boys in 2025 (#134 the year before), with 2,932 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Zion is most popular
Babies named Zion per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 5.6 per 1,000 (87 boys)
- District of Columbia: 4.1 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- Alaska: 3.4 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Rhode Island: 3.4 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- Delaware: 3.4 per 1,000 (52 boys)
Zion by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,544 |
| 1970s | 57 | #2,944 |
| 1980s | 86 | #3,516 |
| 1990s | 1,605 | #274 |
| 2000s | 11,635 | #230 |
| 2010s | 17,789 | #153 |
| 2020s | 15,693 | #125 |
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Questions
- Is Zion a boy or girl name?
- Zion is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Zion were boys.
- How popular is the name Zion?
- 2,496 baby boys were named Zion in the US in 2025, making it the 142nd most popular boy name. Another 94 girls got the name (#2,017 for girls).
- When was Zion most popular?
- Zion peaked in 2023, when 2,889 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #125 in 2023.
- How many people are named Zion?
- 53,897 babies have been named Zion in the US since 1880. We estimate about 53,454 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Zion most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Zion was most common in Hawaii, at 5.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.