Boy’s name · American English, Hebrew

Xion

How to say it: ZY-un · /ˈzaɪən/

Modern American variant of Zion (Hebrew 'highest point') - X-spelling with same ZY-on sound.

Xion was the 1,477th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 90 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.5-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,215 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,477for boys in 2025
1 in 36,837US babies
90born in 2025
#1,215projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Xion
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,477
Babies born in 202590
Share of births1 in 36,837
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.5
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,215

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Xion is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 48 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Xio

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Xion is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hebrew.

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