How Many People Are Named Zion?
people named Zion are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,401 people in the US has this name
Based on 53,897 babies named Zion in Social Security records from 1917 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,020 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of a citadel which was in the center of Jerusalem. Zion is also used to refer to a Jewish homeland and to heaven.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Zion, 13.1% were girls and 87% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Zion fell from 15.1% in the 1990s to 4.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Zion alive today is about 11 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 17 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Zion first appears in the records in 1917 and was given most often in 2023, to 3,020 babies. In 2025, 2,590 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1917 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Zion has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #125, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #142. Among girls, its best rank was #575, in 2007.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #142 | #2,035 |
| Best rank | #125 (2023) | #575 (2007) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #211 in the 2010s | #859 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Zion alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Zion were born in California than in any other state: about 4,930 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Zion was given 3.5 times as often in District of Columbia, 3.5 times in Hawaii and 2.2 times in Delaware.
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