How Many People Are Named Lion?
people named Lion are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 780,330 people in the US has this name
Based on 448 babies named Lion in Social Security records from 1922 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
43 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Lion in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lion alive today is about 8 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 11 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lion first appears in the records in 1922 and was given most often in 2022, to 43 babies. In 2025, 37 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1922 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lion has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,938, in 2022. In 2025 it ranked #3,218.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,218 |
| Best rank | #2,938 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,440 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lion alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lion were born in California than in any other state: about 34 of those alive today.
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