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Zion

Zion means “highest point, fortress” (Hebrew origin). 53,891 US babies since 1940, peak 2023.

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What it means

“highest point, fortress”

HebrewWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2023

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53,891 US babies were named Zion between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Zion (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 83% of the family

  • 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 2023)