Zyon
Zyon was the 947th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 249 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 862nd; the most babies were born in 2022 (277). Over the last ten years it has moved up 291 places. More babies were named Zyon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Zion (Jerusalem) · Hebrew
Say it ZY-un /ˈzaɪən/
- Rank in 2025
- #947 boys, up 176 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 249boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022277 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,045babies recorded
What does the name Zyon mean?
Zyon is a modern American respelling of Zion, the biblical name of a hill of Jerusalem and, by extension, of Jerusalem itself and of the people of Israel. The Hebrew form is Tsiyyon, which came into English through Greek and Latin as Sion; Wiktionary notes that the spelling with Z was likely influenced by German. Zyon follows the American fashion for spellings with y.
צִיּוֹן (Biblical Hebrew, “Zion, a hill of Jerusalem”)
How sure is this? Probable. The respelling itself is undocumented in dictionaries but transparent.
See also: Hebrew names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Zion', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Zyon'; redirect to 'Zion', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Zyon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,296 | #947 | 5 | 249 |
| 2020 | #7,211 | #1,123 | 16 | 176 |
| 2010 | #4,493 | #1,189 | 33 | 152 |
| 2000 | #8,533 | #1,724 | 12 | 66 |
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How popular is Zyon, counting every spelling?
Zyon is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #699 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #947 for Zyon on its own. Together these spellings went to 376 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zyon | 249 | #947 | 1,295 |
| Zyan | 112 | #1,546 | 603 |
| Zyonn | 7 | #10,693 | 50 |
| Zyen | 8 | #9,711 | 42 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zyon?
249 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zyon (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zyon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 34 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zyon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zyon?
About 4,300 people born in the US named Zyon are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Zyon a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zyon by state
How common Zyon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.4×), Massachusetts (2.1×), Maryland (2.1×), South Carolina (2.1×), Alabama (1.6×). In 22 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zyon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zyon, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Zyon · Sibling names for Zyon
Questions about the name Zyon
What does Zyon mean?
Zyon means “Zion (Jerusalem)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Zyon?
Zyon was the 947th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 249 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 862nd; the most babies were born in 2022 (277). Over the last ten years it has moved up 291 places. More babies were named Zyon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zyon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zyon in the US.
Where is Zyon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zyon was most common in Georgia (0.35 per 1,000 boys), followed by Massachusetts and Maryland.