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Name meaning & stats

Sione

Sione means “highest point, fortress” (Hebrew origin). 1,510 US babies since 1940, peak 2009. Notable Siones are 6.9× over-represented as rugby players.

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What it means

“highest point, fortress”

HebrewSpelling of Zion

Zion around the world

  • Зион · Russian
  • ציון · Hebrew
  • シオン · Japanese

Famous Zions

  • Zion Suzuki · American-Japanese association footballer
  • Zion Williamson · American basketball player (born 2000)

In US birth records

Peak year: 2009

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1,510 US babies were named Sione between 1940 and 2025.

Sione around the world

  • New Zealand: 1,668 babies since 1900, peak 2010, No. 176 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Siones end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Rugby player6.9×High · 36 people
Footballer1.0×Low · 8 people
Politician0.8×Low · 5 people
NFL-style footballer1.6×Low · 5 people

Among notable men who are rugby players, Siones show up 6.9× 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 43 Zions spell it Sione

  • Zion 83%
  • Zyon 8%
  • Zyion 2%
  • Sione 2%
  • Ziyon 2%
  • Sion 1%
  • Syon 1%
  • Seyon <1%
  • Siyon <1%
  • Zyonn <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2009)