Is Sion a boy or girl name?

Sion is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 883 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.6% were girls and 90.4% were boys.

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Sion

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Sion was most popular in 2022, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,806 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,305, with 42 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 883 people named Sion.

Sion over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sion’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sion a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sion is mostly a boy’s name — 9.6% of the 883 Americans given it were girls and 90.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% 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.

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