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Zion

gender-neutral name
Origin
Hebrew
Syllables
2
Peak era
2010s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

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Meaning

name of a citadel in Jerusalem, later a religious symbol of homeland; its original etymology is uncertain

The story

Zion comes to personal naming from a place: a citadel in Jerusalem, whose name grew to refer more widely to the city. In scripture, it also becomes a place held painfully in memory. Psalm 137 depicts captives beside Babylon’s rivers, weeping as they remember Zion, their harps hung up while they face a demand to sing far from home. The name belongs to what they have lost and are being asked to summon in a song. In Rastafari and roots reggae, Zion also names promised freedom against an oppressive Babylon, often with Ethiopia or Africa in view. The Christian New Testament gives it another setting in Hebrews, where Mount Zion is associated with the heavenly Jerusalem and a company of angels. These are layers of religious meaning around a place name whose original derivation remains uncertain. Zion can name a location, an absent home or a heavenly city, with each setting changing what is heard.

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How popular is Zion around the world?

In the United States, 16,498 babies were named Zion between 2020 and 2025. In New Zealand, 69 boys named Zion were registered in 2025.

Zion is on the official records of the United States, New Zealand, England and Wales, Canada, Scotland, Ireland, South Australia, Austria, France, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico City, Poland and Spain.

United States

1 in 1,300

In the United States, 16,498 babies were named Zion between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Zion peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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New Zealand

1 in 840

In New Zealand, 69 boys named Zion were registered in 2025.

1980peak 2022

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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England and Wales

1 in 1,500

In England and Wales, 374 boys named Zion were born in 2025, the 135th most common name among boys that year.

1996peak 2025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Canada

1 in 1,900

In Canada, 186 boys named Zion were born in 2024, the 184th most common name among boys that year.

1991peak 2023

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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Scotland

1 in 2,900

In Scotland, 13 boys named Zion were registered in 2024, the 290th most common name among boys that year.

2000peak 2024

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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Ireland

1 in 3,000

In Ireland, 18 boys named Zion were born in 2025, the 252nd most common name among boys that year.

2000peak 2023

share of that year’s name registrations

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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South Australia

1 in 6,100 · 2017

In South Australia, 3 boys were registered as Zion in 2017.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Austria

1 in 9,500

In Austria, 7 boys named Zion were born in 2025, the 594th most common name among boys that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
The count never rose above 8 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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France

1 in 11,000

In France, about 60 boys named Zion were born in 2025, the 704th most common name among boys that year.

1990peak 2023

share of that year’s births on record

Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)

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Argentina

1 in 39,000

In Argentina, 17 newborns were given the name Zion in 2024.

2012peak 20172024

share of that year’s name registrations

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Chile

1 in 89,000

In Chile, 2 boys were registered as Zion in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021

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Brazil

1 in 91,000

At the 2022 census, 2,253 people in Brazil were named Zion, ranked 4,717th, with a median age of 3.
Among people named Zion living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

2000speak 2010s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 1,262 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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Mexico City City

1 in 120,000

In Mexico City, there was 1 registration of Zion in 2022.

2000peak 20122022

share of that year’s registrations in the city

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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Poland

1 in 120,000

In Poland, 2 boys named Zion were born in 2025, the 705th most common name among boys that year.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Spain

1 in 390,000

In Spain, 115 residents are named Zion, ranked 7,429th among men, with a mean age of 10.6 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Montevideo City

last on record 2002

Zion is not on the 2011 record for Montevideo, whose registry withholds nothing, so the spelling was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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Puerto Rico

last on record 2005

Zion is not on the 2025 record for Puerto Rico, which withholds births under 5, and 23 babies have carried the name there since 1998.
The count never rose above 8 in a year, too few to chart.

First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)

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Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Zion

Most people given the name Zion in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Zion

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Where Zion travels

Filipino · a biblical place name; Mount Zion is associated with the heavenly Jerusalem in Christian scripture

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