NameTides

Zion

Zion was the #142 boys' name in the US in 2025 (2,496 babies), and #135 in England & Wales and #155 in Canada.

Zion as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Zion as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanadaScotlandNorthern IrelandIreland
Zion as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#142 (2,496)#135 (374)#208 (20)#253 (7)#252 (18)#155 (210)
2024#151 (2,369)#155 (332)#290 (13)#278 (6)#252 (17)#184 (187)
2023#125 (2,889)#150 (354)#304 (12)—#235 (19)#137 (225)
2022#143 (2,634)#167 (305)#425 (7)#352 (4)#509 (6)#180 (191)
2021#136 (2,769)#199 (273)#605 (4)#326 (5)#390 (9)#197 (186)
2020#143 (2,536)#192 (272)#426 (7)#392 (3)#342 (12)#180 (199)
2019#153 (2,551)#238 (211)#701 (3)#365 (4)#370 (10)#217 (170)
2018#180 (2,183)#295 (165)#704 (3)#319 (5)#749 (3)#305 (111)
2017#199 (1,978)#308 (162)——#547 (5)#300 (116)
2016#213 (1,849)#339 (139)#707 (3)—#448 (7)#321 (107)
2015#227 (1,694)#461 (88)——#554 (5)#376 (82)
2014#254 (1,484)#419 (97)#680 (3)——#489 (59)
2013#236 (1,531)#451 (87)#520 (5)——#547 (49)
2012#235 (1,533)#429 (92)——#616 (4)#529 (51)
2011#245 (1,456)#580 (60)#491 (5)——#634 (39)

Zion as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Zion as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Zion as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,017 (94)#1,512 (20)#780 (3)—#1,577 (15)
2024#1,895 (105)#1,302 (25)#790 (3)—#2,259 (9)
2023#1,595 (131)#1,325 (24)#749 (3)—#2,203 (9)
2022#1,540 (139)#1,556 (19)——#2,553 (7)
2021#1,432 (150)#2,073 (13)——#1,592 (14)
2020#1,227 (186)#1,939 (14)——#2,163 (9)
2019#1,164 (205)#1,940 (14)——#2,025 (10)
2018#1,039 (248)#2,499 (10)——#2,587 (7)
2017#923 (287)#1,995 (14)——#2,179 (9)
2016#921 (298)#2,547 (10)———
2015#892 (309)#2,496 (10)——#2,011 (10)
2014#909 (298)#2,862 (8)——#2,617 (7)
2013#820 (328)#4,050 (5)—#894 (3)—
2012#776 (354)#5,876 (3)——#2,158 (9)
2011#612 (472)#4,049 (5)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #125.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1917.

How common is it?

about 1 in 680 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 680common
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 730common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 980common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 760common
USGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Zion is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 710 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 610 to 1 in 830.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Zion by state, 2025Alaska: #94AKMaine: #234MEWisconsin: #231WIVermont: #102VTNew Hampshire: #230NHWashington: #143WAIdaho: #377IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #174MNIllinois: #182ILMichigan: #131MINew York: #131NYMassachusetts: #115MAOregon: #141ORNevada: #98NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #257SDIowa: #187IAIndiana: #206INOhio: #170OHPennsylvania: #127PANew Jersey: #155NJConnecticut: #157CTRhode Island: #112RICalifornia: #145CAUtah: #214UTColorado: #144CONebraska: #136NEMissouri: #177MOKentucky: #187KYWest Virginia: #227WVVirginia: #153VAMaryland: #101MDDelaware: #126DEArizona: #132AZNew Mexico: #82NMKansas: #205KSArkansas: #130ARTennessee: #185TNNorth Carolina: #154NCSouth Carolina: #178SCDistrict of Columbia: #120DCOklahoma: #147OKLouisiana: #127LAMississippi: #132MSAlabama: #145ALGeorgia: #109GAHawaii: #56HITexas: #148TXFlorida: #106FL
Zion (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#125104
Quebec2025#35313

Zion (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ZionCanadaGirls#1,57715
ZionCanadaBoys#155210
ZionEngland & WalesGirls#1,51220
ZionEngland & WalesBoys#135374
ZionIrelandGirls—too few
ZionIrelandBoys#25218
ZionNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ZionNorthern IrelandBoys#2537
ZionScotlandGirls#7803
ZionScotlandBoys#20820
ZionUSGirls#2,01794
ZionUSBoys#1422,496