Spellings
Zion or Zyon?
In the US in 2025, 89% of babies in this name family were spelled Zion and 9% Zyon. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Zion already led in 2015, with 89% of the family's births; it has 89% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,909 to 2,793 births (+46%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zion | 1,694 | 2,496 | +47% |
| Zyon | 148 | 249 | +68% |
| Zyion | 67 | 48 | −28% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈzaɪən/ (ZY-un). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Zion 60 births (#668 among boys) and Zyon 15 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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