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Zion

“A hill in Jerusalem, site of the City of David” — Hebrew via Greek and Latin origin

Boy's name · #142 in the US (2025) · Trending

Zion has appeared in US records since 1917 — best rank #125 (2023) · 46,871 babies named Zion all-time · 1 in 680 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #9 in Philippines (2024) · #50 in New Zealand (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zions

• Zion Williamson — American basketball player
• Zion Suzuki — American-Japanese association football player
• Zion Golan — Israeli singer
• Zion Johnson — American football player (born 1999)
• Zion Pinyan — Israeli politician

What Zions become

Among 96 notable people named Zion:

Athletes appear 3.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Zion Williamson, American basketball player.

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