Ion is a distinctive choice, ranked #2264 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ion in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2264
About the Name Ion
Ion has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 188 places in five years. It was most popular in 2019 at #1506 ā parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2002.
Ion is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school ā standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ion
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Ion per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ion in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ion has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 188 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1506 in 2019. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Ion is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ion include: Ion Stoica ā Ion Stoica is a RomanianāAmerican computer scientist specializing in distributed systems, cloud computing and computer networking.; Ion Čiriac ā Ion Čiriac, also known as the "BraČov Bulldozer", is a Romanian businessman, former professional tennis and ice hockey player and current president of the...; Ion BaČa ā Ion BaČa is a Romanian ice hockey player..
Ion does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice ā your child is unlikely to encounter American Ions in the wild.
10
UK babies named Ion (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 188 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ion
Likely around 1 other Ion in the class
UK Popularity (2002–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ion
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ion Stoica is a RomanianāAmerican computer scientist specializing in distributed systems, cloud computing and computer networking. He is a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley and co-director of AMPLab.
Ion Čiriac, also known as the "BraČov Bulldozer", is a Romanian businessman, former professional tennis and ice hockey player and current president of the Romanian Tennis Federation. A former singles top 10 player on the ATP Tour, he was active from 1958 to 1979 and won 34 career singles titles.
Ion Iliescu was a Romanian politician and engineer who served as the first and the third President of Romania since the country's transition to democracy. He occupied the office from 1990 until 1996 and again from 2000 until 2004.