Is Rion a boy or girl name?

Rion is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,825 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 17.5% were girls and 82.5% were boys.

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Rion

Recorded 1954–2025 · United States

Rion was most popular in 2014, when 73 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,348 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,425, with 33 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,825 people named Rion.

Rion over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rion’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rion a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rion is mostly a boy’s name — 17.5% of the 1,825 Americans given it were girls and 82.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 21% girls and 79% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rion

Where Rion is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org