Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- a form of John
- WelshJohn
- Variation of ; God has been gracious
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sion
Pronunciation
sion
Famous People
Singer Sion Russell Jones
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #2892, 43 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2941, 42 births)
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #9466, 12 births); most recent 2024 (rank #15243, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | – |
| 2024 | 31 | 5 |
| 2023 | 43 | – |
| 2022 | 43 | 5 |
| 2021 | 33 | – |
| 2020 | 37 | – |
| 2019 | 38 | – |
| 2018 | 21 | – |
| 2017 | 18 | 8 |
| 2016 | 18 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #285, 96 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2012, 12 births)
- Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #5190, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | – |
| 2024 | 14 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | – |
| 2020 | 18 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | – |
| 2018 | 18 | – |
| 2017 | 14 | – |
| 2016 | 17 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #793, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #342, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #544, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence