Name meaning & stats
Lion
Lion. 442 US babies since 1940, peak 2022. Notable Lions are 1.4× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2022
442 US babies were named Lion between 1940 and 2025.
Lion around the world
- Sweden: 692 babies since 1998, peak 2018, No. 212 in 2022
- Belgium: 136 babies since 1995, peak 2023, No. 782 in 2025
- France: 40 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 2,933 in 2025
- England & Wales: 59 babies since 1996, peak 2024, No. 4,975 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Lions end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.4× | Low · 5 people |
| Actor | 1.4× | Low · 3 people |
| Politician | 0.9× | Low · 1 people |
| Singer | 1.1× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Lions show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 3 Lyons spell it Lion
- Lyon 69%
- Lion 31%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2022)