Ion is a distinctive choice, ranked #2952 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ion in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2952
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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 — 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 rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ion in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ion
Ion Stoica — Ion Stoica is a Romanian–American computer scientist specializing in distributed systems, cloud computing and computer networking.
Ion Țiriac — Ion Țiriac, also known as the "Brașov Bulldozer", is a Romanian businessman, former professional tennis and ice hockey player and current president of the Romanian Tennis Federation.
Ion Bașa — Ion Bașa is a Romanian ice hockey player.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ion
Unlikely. With around 7 UK babies named Ion per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ion in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ion is declining: down 876 places since 2020, to #2,952 in 2025. It peaked at #1,506 in 2019.
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, Ion Țiriac and Ion Bașa. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ion does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ions in the wild.
7
UK babies named Ion (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 876 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
Almost certainly the only Ion in the class
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UK Popularity (2002–2025)
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 Țiriac, also known as the "Brașov Bulldozer", is a Romanian businessman, former professional tennis and ice hockey player and current president of the Romanian Tennis Federation.
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.