Is Zion a boy or girl name?
Zion is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 104 girls and 2,359 boys were named Zion, so 4.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 13.5% of the 51,273 US babies named Zion were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #151
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,919
- Babies named Zion since 1917
- 51,273
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 3,014 babies
Boys and girls named Zion, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 57 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 86 | 11 | 11.3% |
| 1990s | 1,605 | 286 | 15.1% |
| 2000s | 11,635 | 2,710 | 18.9% |
| 2010s | 17,783 | 3,212 | 15.3% |
| 2020s | 13,173 | 709 | 5.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,359 | #151 | 104 | #1,919 |
| 2023 | 2,883 | #125 | 131 | #1,602 |
| 2022 | 2,630 | #143 | 139 | #1,546 |
| 2021 | 2,767 | #136 | 149 | #1,449 |
| 2020 | 2,534 | #144 | 186 | #1,229 |
| 2019 | 2,551 | #153 | 204 | #1,171 |
| 2018 | 2,182 | #181 | 248 | #1,042 |
| 2017 | 1,977 | #199 | 287 | #924 |
| 2016 | 1,849 | #213 | 298 | #927 |
| 2015 | 1,693 | #227 | 309 | #895 |
| 2014 | 1,484 | #254 | 298 | #910 |
| 2013 | 1,530 | #236 | 328 | #822 |
| 2012 | 1,533 | #235 | 354 | #778 |
| 2011 | 1,456 | #245 | 472 | #613 |
| 2010 | 1,528 | #230 | 414 | #691 |
| 2009 | 1,473 | #240 | 394 | #736 |
| 2008 | 1,601 | #230 | 434 | #696 |
| 2007 | 1,553 | #234 | 524 | #575 |
| 2006 | 1,302 | #265 | 337 | #811 |
| 2005 | 1,120 | #293 | 248 | #988 |
| 2004 | 1,008 | #311 | 212 | #1,085 |
| 2003 | 879 | #329 | 137 | #1,445 |
| 2002 | 828 | #333 | 125 | #1,519 |
| 2001 | 867 | #324 | 143 | #1,347 |
| 2000 | 1,004 | #300 | 156 | #1,261 |
| 1999 | 1,070 | #274 | 167 | #1,168 |
| 1998 | 242 | #695 | 43 | #3,013 |
| 1997 | 70 | #1,508 | 22 | #4,816 |
| 1996 | 61 | #1,615 | 20 | #5,064 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,101 | 10 | #8,762 |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,218 | 11 | #8,123 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,696 | 5 | #15,794 |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,411 | 8 | #10,476 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,461 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,819 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,614 | 6 | #12,359 |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,159 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,730 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,697 | 5 | #12,504 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,311 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,137 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,963 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #4,152 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,246 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,841 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,155 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,582 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,935 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,305 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,119 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,876 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,980 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zion reached #125 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #575 in 2007. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.