Zion is a distinctive choice, ranked #1302 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Zion in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1302
US Rank #151
About the Name Zion
Zion is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 637 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #809 in 1999 โ and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Zion is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school โ standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #151, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Zion
Unlikely. With around 25 UK babies named Zion per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zion in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zion is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 637 places over the last five years to #1302 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Zion is more popular in the US (#151) than in the UK (#1302). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Zion include: Zion Golan โ Zion Golan (Hebrew: ืฆืืื ืืืื Tzion Golan; Arabic: ุตูููู ุบููุงู Sahyoun Ghawlan; ุฒููู ุบููุงู Zion Golan; born 1955), also known as Tzion Golan, is an Israeli...; Zion Williamson โ Zion Lateef Williamson is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA).; Return to Zion โ The return to Zion (Hebrew: ืฉึดืืืึธืช ืฆึดืึผืึนื or ืฉืื ืฆืืื, Shivat Tzion or Shavei Tzion, lit..
Zion appears in the US top 500 at #151 in 2024 โ moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
25
UK babies named Zion (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 637 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zion
Likely around 1 other Zion in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Zion
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Zion Golan (Hebrew: ืฆืืื ืืืื Tzion Golan; Arabic: ุตูููู ุบููุงู Sahyoun Ghawlan; ุฒููู ุบููุงู Zion Golan; born 1955), also known as Tzion Golan, is an Israeli singer of Yemenite Jewish origin.
Zion Lateef Williamson is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward position.
The return to Zion (Hebrew: ืฉึดืืืึธืช ืฆึดืึผืึนื or ืฉืื ืฆืืื, Shivat Tzion or Shavei Tzion, lit. 'Zion returnees') is an event recorded in EzraโNehemiah of the Hebrew Bible, in which the Jews of the Kingdom of Judahโsubjugated by the Neo-Babylonian Empireโwere freed from the Babylonian captivity following the Persian conquest of Babylon.
Within the Latter Day Saint movement, Zion is often used to connote an association of the righteous. This association would practice a form of communitarian economics, called the United Order, which were meant to ensure that all members maintained an acceptable quality of life, class distinctions were minimized, and group unity achieved.